McClelland & Stewart, 2004 ‘Trespass’ is a word that I associate with childhood more than most. It slipped off my tongue every morning in school, after we sang “O Canada”, in a dutiful recitation of “The Lord’s Prayer”. And there was always a sign warning against it when
Like Alva in "Sunday Afternoons" and Edie in "How I Met My Husband", Grace is a young woman with a summer job. But even within the context of this transitory existence and experience, she settles into a routine, steadfast and predictable. McClelland & Stewart, 2004 Soon, Grace is
In the story, it is Joan who prolongs the name "with a certain tone of celebration". Penelope. But it's easy to imagine that it is actually Alice Munro who is savouring every syllable as she draws it out in ink. Pen-ell-oh-pee. You can imagine her there, à la Winslet and DiCaprio, at the
Readers who were left with an abundance of questions after reading "Chance" might turn to "Soon" believing that some will be answered. McClelland & Stewart, 2004 But Juliet's reappearance holds no promises of resolution; there are just as many new musings unaddressed. Most prominent are the questions outwardly posed at
A woman travelling to meet her lover. As I begin reading this story, my thoughts wander to this occurrence in other Munro stories. McClelland & Stewart, 2004 Was it “Providence” in which Rose plans to travel south, after her marriage breaks down, to meet her lover? Certainly in
