Dear life: stories
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"In this brilliant collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: their stories draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns. And while most are set in her signature territory around Lake Huron, some 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 storytelling, Dear Life shows how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be"--
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9780307596888
9781410455949
9780307939364
9780307961044
9780307939388
9780307743725
9781410455949
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9780307961044
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9780307743725
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| Grouped Work ID | 0a3b7557-d9d7-bdb6-8e0b-df2b9d0a84d5 |
|---|---|
| Grouping Title | dear life |
| Grouping Author | alice munro |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-14 22:18:44PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-14 22:22:07PM |
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Farr, Kimberly
Morey, Arthur
Morey, Arthur
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Munro, Alice, 1931-2024
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"In this brilliant collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: their stories draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns. And while most are set in her signature territory around Lake Huron, some 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 storytelling, Dear Life shows how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be"--
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LEAP 14 Day Books
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9780307596888
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2012
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Alfred A. Knopf
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Random House Audio
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Random House Audio
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Audiobooks
Huron, Lake (Mich. and Ont.) -- Fiction
Large type books
Life -- Fiction
Short stories
Short stories, Canadian
Huron, Lake (Mich. and Ont.) -- Fiction
Large type books
Life -- Fiction
Short stories
Short stories, Canadian
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Dear life : stories
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Dear Life Stories
Dear life / Alice Munro
Dear life : [stories] / Alice Munro
Dear life : stories / Alice Munro
Dear life / Alice Munro
Dear life : [stories] / Alice Munro
Dear life : stories / Alice Munro
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Dear life
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Fiction
Large type books
Life
Literature
Short Stories
Short stories
Short stories, Canadian
Large type books
Life
Literature
Short Stories
Short stories
Short stories, Canadian
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