Dear Life

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE® IN LITERATURE 2013 A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction A Best Book of the Year: The Atlantic,NPRSan Francisco ChronicleVogueAV Club In story after story in this brilliant new collectionAlice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounteran action not takenor a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fiancéea wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmaileran adulterous mother and her neglected childrena guilt-ridden fathera young teacher jilted by her employer. Illumined by Munro’s unflinching insightthese lives draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns. And while most are set in her signature territory around Lake Huronsome strike even closer to home: an astonishing suite of four autobiographical tales offers an unprecedented glimpse into Munro’s own childhood. Exalted by her clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytellingDear Life shows how strangeperilousand extraordinary ordinary life can be.