The result of a cross-Canada contest for the best short stories about young people's experience of loss and grief, Dark Times is a superb anthology about a topic that often remains hidden but is crucial in the development of a child's sense of identity.
Ann Walsh is well known for her many best-selling historical novels and short stories for young adults. She is the editor of Dark Times (Ronsdale Press, 2005), Beginnings: Stories of Canada's Past (Ronsdale Press, 2001), nominated for The Golden Oak Award, and Winds Through Time (Beach Holme, 1998).