false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586088m/14280.jpg 14280 17 The incomparable Alice Munro&#8217;s bestselling and rapturously acclaimed <b>Runaway</b><i> </i>is a book of extraordinary stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from the title story about a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is incapable of leaving her husband, to three stories about a woman named Juliet and the emotions that complicate the luster of her intimate relationships. In Munro&#8217;s hands, the people she writes about&#8211;women of all ages and circumstances, and their friends, lovers, parents, and children&#8211;become as vivid as our own neighbors. It is her miraculous gift to make these stories as real and unforgettable as our own. 2040369 2004 Runaway: Stories total:2379|5:28|4:36|3:20|2:3|1:5| 2379 9489 3379 377 5 3 false false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 05:34:36 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 05:52:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon May 05 22:13:19 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 21:02:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 21:39:02 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 22:04:31 -0700 2008 This collection is not nearly so haunting as I remember Alice Munro's other stories, and therefore also more enjoyable. Some of the pieces, no...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 22:12:17 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 20:12:54 -0700 2008
Basically, Runaway is so good that I don't want to talk about it here. Quotation can't do the book justice, and neither can synopsis. The way to do it justice is to read it.
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From "Soon"—
‘My faith isn’t so simple,’ said Sara...’I can’t describe it. But it’s—all I c...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:09:11 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 12:55:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 08:35:24 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 08:43:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 12:03:20 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 12:13:52 -0700 2009
Window into the lives of her characters. Window into our own lives.

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