Runaway (book)

Runaway (book)

infobox Book |
name = Runaway


image_caption =
author = Alice Munro
cover_artist =
country = Canada
language = English
series =
genre = General Fiction
publisher = McClelland and Stewart (First edition), Alfred A. Knopf (First American edition), Vintage (American paperback edition)
release_date = 2004
media_type = Print
pages = 335 (First edition), 352
isbn = 0-7710-6506-X (First edition), 1-4000-4281-X (First American edition)
preceded_by = Vintage Munro
followed_by = The View from Castle Rock

"Runaway" is a book of short stories by Alice Munro. First published in 2004 by McClelland and Stewart, it was awarded that year's Giller Prize.

Contents

There are eight short stories in the book. Three of the stories ("Chance", "Soon", and "Silence") are about a single character named "Juliet Henderson".

* "Runaway" — a woman is trapped in a bad marriage.
* "Chance" — Juliet takes a train trip which leads to an affair.
* "Soon" — Juliet visits her parents with her child Penelope.
* "Silence" — Juliet visits her adult estranged daughter Penelope.
* "Passion" — A lonely small town girl flees a passionless relationship with an outsider.
* "Trespasses" — Lauren, a young girl, meets an older woman,Delphine , who is too interested in her.
* "Tricks" — Robin, a lonely girl, lives life alone due to bad luck and misinterpretation.
* "Powers" — Tessa, a psychic girl, leaves town. Her friend finds her years later in a compromised position.

External links

* [http://www.slate.com/id/2111297/ Slate review, with emphasis on the story "Tricks"]
* [http://www.powells.com/review/2004_11_09.html Review in Powells.com]


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