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published
May 7th 1991
by Vintage
binding
Paperback, 224 pages
literary awards
1980 Booker Prize Nominee
isbn
0679732713
(isbn13: 9780679732716)
description
In this series of interweaving stories, Munro recreates the evolving bond between two women in the course of almost forty years. One is Flo, practical...more
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This is Alice Munro's only work that comes close to a novel, as it follows the same two women (through a series of stories) over the course of their lives. I have been ordered to read this book under penalty of death. Okay, I'm supposed to read it for my thesis, 'cause you know, I write stories about ladies. But that's okay, because I love Alice Munro.
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Read in June, 2007
recommends it for:
short story lovers
About halfway through this collection I had a realization: these aren't all stories about Rose. At first I think it was easy for me to be lulled into thinking they were, but I felt that theory unhinging while reading "Providence" when I realized that the story was more about Anna than Rose. This is an amazing way to tell stories, I think.
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Read in August, 2008
A collection of linked stories that make up a kind of novel. I loved Munro's attention to the shadings of class distinction and Rose's tortured relationship to wealth and poverty. I really felt immersed in another time and landscape while reading this.
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Read in January, 2000
Amazing.
I'm not sure whether to categorize this as a novel or short stories. All the stories are about the same two characters and their relationship.
Munro writes about the relationships between women better than anyone.
I'm not sure whether to categorize this as a novel or short stories. All the stories are about the same two characters and their relationship.
Munro writes about the relationships between women better than anyone.
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lovers of the short story and/or novel
a novel in stories. it is such a relief to finish the first beautiful story and get to start a new, but not have to leave rose behind.
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This is my favorite collection of short stories by Alice Munro. Perhaps my favorite collection of short stories period.
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Read in May, 2006
Honest and funny, with much insight for the self-made lady. (Why don't you go choke on your silver spoon.)
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I love Alice Munro short stories and this is just one of her excellent collections.
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this book is like infinite jest's little sister! i like it.
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Read in July, 2008
My favorites are "Wild Swans" and "Royal Beatings"
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