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This book is a departure from Munro's usual subject matter (though that ranges widely anyway), tracing her family history from its roots in 18th-century Scotland to her own life in Canada.
I'm not sure it can really be described as a collection of short stories, because they hang together and continue consecutively more than most such collections.
The first half of the book is based on the experiences of her ancestors - several of them were writers, including the famous Scottish writer James Hogg ...more
I'm not sure it can really be described as a collection of short stories, because they hang together and continue consecutively more than most such collections.
The first half of the book is based on the experiences of her ancestors - several of them were writers, including the famous Scottish writer James Hogg ...more
Alice Munro is incredible. This wasn't my very favorite of her work--it is a series of connected stories rather than completely disparate tales--but it is still a triumph of writing.
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