Eight short stories tracing women's lives marked by love, escape, betrayal, and quiet domestic tensions.
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Eight short stories tracing women's lives marked by love, escape, betrayal, and quiet domestic tensions.
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About the Author Alice Munro grew up in Wingham, Ontario, and attended the University of Western Ontario. She has published eleven collections of stories and two volumes of selected stories, as well as a novel. During her distinguished career she has been the recipient of many awards and prizes, including three of Canada's Governor General's Literary Awards and two of its Giller Prizes, the Rea Award for the Short Story, the Lannan Literary Award, Englands W. H. Smith Book Award, the United Stat...
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Sexual content
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Multiple stories center on affairs, passion, and romantic betrayals with recurring focus.
Violence & gore
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Sexual violence and emotional abuse depicted across several stories.
Profanity
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Substance use
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Addiction and substance themes appear alongside mental health struggles.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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One story features a character drawn into a religious cult.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explores gendered expectations and the constraints of domestic life.
Self-harm / suicide
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Depictions of suicide, child death, and related trauma occur.
Abuse & suffering
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Sexual violence, emotional abuse, domestic violence, and coercion are central.
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