Alice Munro captures the essence of life in her brilliant new collection of stories. Moments of change chance encounters the twist of fate that leads a person to a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life" build to form a radiant indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. Many of these stories are grounded in Munro's home territory - the small Canadian towns around Lake Huron - but there are departures too. A poet finding herself in alien territory at her first literary party is reescued by a seasoned newspaper editor and is soon hurtling across the continent young child in tow towards a hoped for but completely unplanned meeting. A young soldier returning to his fiancee from the Second World War steps off the train before his stop and onto the farm of another woman beginning a life on the move. The book ends with four powerful pieces 'autobiographical in feeling' set during the time of Munro's own childhood in the area where she grew up. Munro describes this quartet as 'not quite stories' but 'the first and last - and the closest - things I have to say about my own life'. Suffused with Munro's clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling these and the other stories in "Dear Life" are cause for celebration."
"So, if you're wondering about the big names when it comes to popular Dear Life stockists here in the UK, you're probably hitting up the usual suspects without even thinking twice! Top of the list have got to be the supermarket absolute giants like Tesco, Sainsbury's, and Asda – I mean, where else do you grab everything from your weekly groceries to a new pair of socks in one go? Then there's M&S, which is always a solid shout for quality food and decent threads, sitting right alongside Next, a go-to for pretty much the whole family's wardrobe. And you can't forget John Lewis for those special purchases and homeware bits, always a lovely experience. For anyone after a bargain, Primark is still pulling in the crowds for its super affordable fashion fixes. Plus, let's be real, online behemoths like Amazon UK and ASOS are undeniably massive Dear Life stockists these days, basically letting you get anything delivered straight to your door. And for your DIY and home bits, places like Dunelm and B&Q definitely make the cut too. Basically, the UK's got a super diverse retail scene; you're never short of a place to pick up what you need! " - Bargainplace UK
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