Monday, April 30, 2007

Erin's pick for May


"Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage" by Alice Munro, her 10th collection of short stories.

From Publisher's Weekly: "All of the stories share Munro's characteristic style, looping gracefully from the present to the past, interpolating vignettes that seem extraneous and bringing the strands together in a deceptively gentle windup whose impact takes the breath away. Munro has few peers in her understanding of the bargains women make with life and the measureless price they pay."

I suggest that we begin discussion on June 1. Because it is a story collection, we may be able to read along as we discuss, as we are with Christy's pick.

2 comments:

kc said...

GREAT CHOICE. I love Alice Munro. I can't believe you picked this! I almost bought it last time I was at Borders.

cl said...

Oh, looks interesting! I will not delay getting a copy.