Dance of the happy shades : and other stories

In these fifteen short stories--her eighth collection of short stories in a long and distinguished career--Alice Munro conjures ordinary lives with an extraordinary vision, displaying the remarkable talent for which she is now widely celebrated. Set on farms, by river marshes, in the lonely towns and new suburbs of western Ontario, these tales are luminous acts of attention to those vivid moments when revelation emerges from the layers of experience that lie behind even the most everyday events and lives. "Virtuosity, elemental command, incisive like a diamond, remarkable: all these descriptions fit Alice Munro."--"Christian Science Monitor" "How does one know when one is in the grip of art--of a major talent?....It is art that speaks from the pages of Alice Munro's stories."--"Wall Street Journal" A Remarkable Writer Whose Character Emerge In Shining Clarity... A Major Talent Is At Work Here Los Angeles Times. Alice Munro's Territory Is The Farms And Semi-rural Towns Of South-western Ontario. In These Dazzling Stories She Deals With The Self-discovery Of Adolescence, The Joys And Pains Of Love And The Despair And Guilt Of Those Caught In A Narrow Existence. And In Sensitively Exploring The Lives Of Ordinary Men And Women, She Makes Us Aware Of The Universal Nature Of Their Fears, Sorrows And Aspirations. Munro's Power Of Analysis, Of Sensations And Thoughts Is Almost Proustian In Its Sureness . **Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature**Alice Munro's territory is the farms and semi-rural towns of south-western Ontario. And in sensitively exploring the lives of ordinary men and women, she makes us aware of the universal nature of their fears, sorrows and aspirations. Fifteen stories about life in rural Ontario deal with adolescence, loneliness, broken hearts, an abandoned wife, family relations, blind dates, and an aspiring writer. THIS IS BRAND NEW BOOK.WE PROVIDE 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.