TOCCATA IN ‘D’ (micro-novel)
Oolichan Press, Lantzville, B.C. 1984.

 

In this book, Schroeder’s background as a poet serves him well, as his imagery, sharp and precise, demonstrates. This story, spanning three decades and two generations, explores the themes of love and cruelty, pain and death. It moves to its climax through a series of taut, sharply etched details -- a single image is repeated throughout, establishing a background of stark simplicity, through a complex web of events and personalities woven into a near-hypnotic pattern. 
Sandra McKenzie, The Peace Arch News.