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Alice Munro Writing Her Lives: A Biography

Showing how Munro's life and stories intertwine, Alice Munro Writing Her Lives is the culmination of nearly thirty years of research into the parallel tracks of her life and texts. 

Chronologically formatted, starting with her pioneer ancestors, but with special attention paid to her parents and her early days, as well as all of her life stages (marriage, moves, motherhood, etc) leading to triumphs as her works slowly gained fame around the world.

“Alice Munro has devoted her career to the short story, and when reading her work it is difficult to remember why the novel was ever invented.” -- The Times