The Love of a Good Woman: Stories (Vintage International)
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- Synopsis
- In eight &“riveting [and] lovely&” (San Francisco Chronicle) stories, Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro stunningly explores the strange, often comical desires of the human heart. &“Superb . . . dazzling . . . Munro&’s feel for her own characters is as pure as Chekhov&’s.&”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors&’ Choice) &“Munro is indisputably a master. . . . A better book of stories can scarcely be imagined.&”—The Washington Post Book WorldMining the silences and dark discretions of provincial life, the eight tales in The Love of a Good Woman lay bare the seamless connections and shared guilt that bind even the loneliest of individuals. A stroke victim expresses his deepest secret to a young bride in what may be the last act of intimacy left in him. A daughter confronts her father with the open secret of his life. And in the riveting title story, a selfless nurse tending a dying patient discovers the social utility of lies. Sparklingly detailed, unwaveringly courageous, these are stories that extend the limits of fiction.
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307487766
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780375703638
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 05/28/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Alice Munro
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.