“The Eye” Alice Munro

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This the first of four stories published at the end of this collection under Finale, described as "not quite stories." "They form a separate unit, one that is autobiographical in feeling, though not, sometimes, entirely so in fact. I believe they are the first and last -- and the closest

“The Eye” Alice Munro2014-03-20T19:55:31-04:00

“Dolly” Alice Munro

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"One day we were driving around in the country not too far from where we live, and we found a road we hadn't known about." Random House, 2012 He is eighty-three and she is seventy-one: there has been some discussion of death. (There has been some discussion of

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“In Sight of the Lake” Alice Munro

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For all that the rest of the stories in this collection have unpredictable endings, "In the Sight of the Lake" leads readers to a recognizable, even expected, conclusion. Random House, 2012 "A woman goes to her doctor to have a prescription renewed. But the doctor is not there.

“In Sight of the Lake” Alice Munro2014-03-20T19:55:49-04:00

“Train” Alice Munro

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A common suggestion in recent books of prompts and story ideas for writers is to spend time in an airport; in 1968, when Alice Munro's first story collection was published, the suggestion would have been to hang out in a train station. Random House, 2012 Trains make arrivals

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“Corrie” Alice Munro

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Immediately I like Corrie. When Howard Ritchie comes to dinner, he has some reservations about her. But I liked her. Random House, 2012 "She seemed both bold and childish. At first, a man might be intrigued by her, but then her forwardness, her self-satisfaction, if that was what

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