“Silence” Alice Munro

2014-07-11T16:56:51-04:00

In the story, it is Joan who prolongs the name "with a certain tone of celebration". Penelope. But it's easy to imagine that it is actually Alice Munro who is savouring every syllable as she draws it out in ink. Pen-ell-oh-pee. You can imagine her there, à la Winslet and DiCaprio, at the

“Silence” Alice Munro2014-07-11T16:56:51-04:00

Polly Dugan’s So Much a Part of You (2014)

2014-07-15T10:21:04-04:00

Though each segment could be read as a standalone, each is So Much a Part of the Landscape that Polly Dugan's work is best read all-in-a-burst. Little Brown & Company, 2014 More trust is required on the reader's part than, say, with Carrie Snyder's more prominently linked The Juliet

Polly Dugan’s So Much a Part of You (2014)2014-07-15T10:21:04-04:00

“Soon” Alice Munro

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Readers who were left with an abundance of questions after reading "Chance" might turn to "Soon" believing that some will be answered. McClelland & Stewart, 2004 But Juliet's reappearance holds no promises of resolution; there are just as many new musings unaddressed. Most prominent are the questions outwardly posed at

“Soon” Alice Munro2014-07-11T16:56:59-04:00

“Chance” Alice Munro

2014-07-11T16:57:07-04:00

A woman travelling to meet her lover. As I begin reading this story, my thoughts wander to this occurrence in other Munro stories. McClelland & Stewart, 2004 Was it “Providence”   in which Rose plans to travel south, after her marriage breaks down, to meet her lover? Certainly in

“Chance” Alice Munro2014-07-11T16:57:07-04:00

May 2014, In My Stacks

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With the publication of Crimes Against My Brother this month, I’m reminded of how little I have read of David Adams Richards’ work, only Nights Below Station Street (and the opening pages of about six other novels). Every time I pick up one of his books, I tell myself that

May 2014, In My Stacks2014-05-23T15:03:09-04:00
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