FEBRUARY BOOK
Our book for February will be Dear Life by Alice Munro (https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Life-Stories-Vintage-International/dp/0307743721/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dear+life+alice+munro&qid=1579503730&sr=8-1). Join the gang at the Sylvia Hotel lounge on the evening of Tuesday February 4 for some choice morsels and beverages and a lively discussion of 2013 Canadian Nobelist Ms. Munro's short story collection. As usual, kick-off is at 7 pm and all and sundry are welcome to join us.
In story after story in this brilliant new 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: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fiancée, a wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmailer, an adulterous mother and her neglected children, a guilt-ridden father, a young teacher jilted by her employer. Illumined by Munro's unflinching insight, these 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 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.
Sorry now that it has started to snow in burnaby, I've decided not to come. Please let me know the book if you choose one.
ReplyDeleteOf course its raining now and i feel bad not coming. This reminds me of the final words in Munro's book: We say of some things that they can't be forgiven, or that we will never forgive ourselves. But we do-we do it all the time. I still hope no one is there by themselves. Enjoy your chowder and calamari if you are there!
ReplyDeleteYou are forgiven. We had a quorum of two. After incessant wrangling and bitter debate (settled by arm wrestling) we came up with next month's book (see next post).
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