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The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro (2006, HC) 1st Print w/Audio Sampler CD

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“First edition, First printing. Like new, pages tight, unread. No marks or writing. Jacket Near ...
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Adults
Inscribed
No
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Short Stories
Literary Movement
Modernism
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket, Protective Mylar Cover, Limited Edition CD
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9781400042821
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400042828
ISBN-13
9781400042821
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52754460

Product Key Features

Book Title
View from Castle Rock
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Fiction
Author
Alice Munro
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-045261
Reviews
Praise for "The View From Castle Rock" "BreakÝs¨ every rule ever taught in a writing seminar, setting up a master class along the sidelines . . . Yet it shows, as usual, how to draw gasps from other writers by defying the laws of gravitas as effortlessly as Michael Jordan defied those of gravity." --Pico Iyer, "Newsweek Magazine ""Sublime . . . Late in her career, and late in life, Alice Munro seems unencumbered by the laurels heaped upon her. She continues to charge forward, shining a light on what is most fearsome and true." --Jennifer Haigh, "Chicago Tribune ""In her astonishing new collection, Munro delves into the past . . . Result: a far-ranging, richly symphonic suite of stories that outshines even Munro's earlier masterworks." --Michael Upchruch," The Seattle Times ""Munro is the illusionist whose trick can never be exposed. And that is because there is no smoke, there are no mirrors. Munro really does know magic: how to summon the spirits and the emotions that animate our lives." --Geraldine Brooks, the front page of "The Washington Post Book World"
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Table Of Content
Foreword PART ONE / No Advantages No Advantages The View from Castle Rock Illinois The Wilds of Morris Township Working for a Living PART TWO / Home Fathers Lying Under the Apple Tree Hired Girl The Ticket Home What Do You Want to Know For? EPILOGUE Messenger
Synopsis
A powerful new collection from one of our most beloved, admired, and honored writers. In stories that are more personal than any that she's written before, Alice Munro pieces her family's history into gloriously imagined fiction. A young boy is taken to Edinburgh's Castle Rock, where his father assures him that on a clear day he can see America, and he catches a glimpse of his father's dream. In stories that follow, as the dream becomes a reality, two sisters-in-law experience very different kinds of passion on the long voyage to the New World; a baby is lost and magically reappears on a journey from an Illinois homestead to the Canadian border. Other stories take place in more familiar Munro territory, the towns and countryside around Lake Huron, where the past shows through the present like the traces of a glacier on the landscape and strong emotions stir just beneath the surface of ordinary comings and goings. First love flowers under the apple tree, while a stronger emotion presents itself in the barn. A girl hired as summer help, and uneasy about her "place" in the fancy resort world she's come to, is transformed by her employer's perceptive parting gift. A father whose early expectations of success at fox farming have been dashed finds strange comfort in a routine night job at an iron foundry. A clever girl escapes to college and marriage. Evocative, gripping, sexy, unexpected-these stories reflect a depth and richness of experience. The View from Castle Rock is a brilliant achievement from one of the finest writers of our time.
LC Classification Number
PR9199.3.M8V54 2006

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  • by 59livingston
    22 Dec, 2016

    What a disappointment!

    This collection of stories is the worst disappointment in years! Alice Munro is one of the most acclaimed Canadian writers of the day, so I don't know how she came out with this messed-up melange of stories. Yes, there's supposed to be a theme, but the stories are oddly disconnected. Only one was any good out of the whole book. I'm the kind of person who still has books she read in college, but this one got left in the building laundry room for anyone to take.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: GcD6Z0WtSgW@Deleted

  • by krp-msc
    14 Dec, 2021

    The View from Castle Rock, Stories by Alice Munro is a compilation of short stories about her grandfather, Walter Laidlaw, immigrating from Scotland t

    The View from Castle Rock, Stories by Alice Munro is a compilation of short stories about her ancestor, Walter Laidlaw, immigrating from Scotland to Canada

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by ddsmn
    25 Oct, 2018

    Be sure to read her books

    Alice Munro is a great writer

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: susiesbooksandthings

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