{"product_id":"the-love-of-a-good-woman-stories-9780375703638","title":"The Love of a Good Woman: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn eight \"riveting [and] lovely\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) stories, Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro stunningly explores the strange, often comical desires of the human heart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superb . . . dazzling . . . Munro's feel for her own characters is as pure as Chekhov's.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Munro is indisputably a master. . . . A better book of stories can scarcely be imagined.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMining the silences and dark discretions of provincial life, the eight tales in \u003ci\u003eThe Love of a Good Woman \u003c\/i\u003elay bare the seamless connections and shared guilt that bind even the loneliest of individuals. A stroke victim expresses his deepest secret to a young bride in what may be the last act of intimacy left in him. A daughter confronts her father with the open secret of his life. And in the riveting title story, a selfless nurse tending a dying patient discovers the social utility of lies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSparklingly detailed, unwaveringly courageous, these are stories that extend the limits of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Munro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375703638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Libris Awards - Winner","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706714263689,"sku":"9780375703638","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8d10bac6-d0df-40d7-b64d-a0e21f1c8800.jpg?v=1719463893","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-love-of-a-good-woman-stories-9780375703638","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}