Product Description

The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this dazzling new collection. At its centre are three stories connected into one marvellously rich narrative about Juliet - who escapes from teaching at a girls' school and throws herself into a wild and passionate love match. Here are men and women of wildly different times and circumstances, their lives made vividly palpable by the nuance and empathy of Munro's writing. "Runaway" is about the power and betrayals of love, about lost children, lost chances. There is pain and desolation beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart, which makes these stories more powerful and compelling than anything she has written.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13725 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Review
"'Runaway is so good I don't want to talk about it. Quotation can't do the book justice, and neither can synopsis. The way to do it justice is to read it. Read Munro! Read Munro!' Jonathan Franzen, New York Times Book Review"

Express
My favourite current fiction writer is Canada's Alice Munro

From the Publisher
'Runaway is so good I don't want to talk about it. Quotation can't do the book justice, and neither can synopsis. The way to do it justice is to read it. Read Munro! Read Munro!' Jonathan Franzen, New York Times Book Review

Customer Reviews

Inspirational
This is a beautifully written work and a pleasure to read. I had not read Munro before until I laid my hands on this book. That is why I consider this book as a revelation .The stories are heart-touching, full of lessons and inspirational. The characters are rich, vividly drawn and genuine. I must add that the stories are very insightful, and with that comes the boundlessness and timelessness of it all, as they show how small events can change lives, and how different those events appear to us after. Munro's unique portrayal of everyday aspects of life is rare around and the richness of it will make you want to read all of her other books. Most of the stories tell us how the characters that are easy to relate to are changed by events for forever The fact that this book is a series of well written stories that delve into the thoughts and dreams of the characters, thoughts and dreams that we all share, makes RUNAWAY and the other stories a recommended read. It is a superbly written work that takes its time to work its charm on you.THE USURPER AND OTHER STORIES, THE MOONS OF JUPITER, DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE are other good stories to read.

Pass it on...
Alice Munro doesnt seem to be especially well known in the UK. However I loved this book, as has everyone else I have passed it onto. Not usually a short story fan, but I would recommend this++.

Munro is breathtaking!
Just finished Runaway, and now the problem is to find something to read that comes close to the quality of her writing and to the scope of her imagination. I am not a great short story fan, but hers are something else altogether - unmissable!