| Open Secrets: Stories Contributor(s): Munro, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679755624 ISBN-13: 9780679755623 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: In these eight tales, Munro evokes the devastating power of old love suddenly recollected. She tells of vanished schoolgirls and indentured frontier brides and an eccentric recluse who, in the course of one surpassingly odd dinner party, inadvertently lands herself a wealthy suitor from exotic Australia. And Munro shows us how one woman's romantic tale of capture and escape in the high Balkans may end up inspiring another woman who is fleeing a husband and lover in present-day Canada. "Open Secrets is a book that dazzles with its faith in language and in life."--"New York Times Book Review |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 4.87" W x 8.37" (0.49 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE(R) IN LITERATURE 2013 In these eight tales, Munro evokes the devastating power of old love suddenly recollected. She tells of vanished schoolgirls and indentured frontier brides and an eccentric recluse who, in the course of one surpassingly odd dinner party, inadvertently lands herself a wealthy suitor from exotic Australia. And Munro shows us how one woman's romantic tale of capture and escape in the high Balkans may end up inspiring another woman who is fleeing a husband and lover in present-day Canada. Open Secrets is a book that dazzles with its faith in language and in life.--New York Times Book Review |