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Runaway (book)
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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.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Alice Munro
Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian short-story writer, the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction, and a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize...
. First published in 2004 by McClelland and Stewart
McClelland and Stewart
McClelland & Stewart Limited is a Canadian publishing company. It is partially owned by Random House of Canada, now a subsidiary of Bertelsmann....
, 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.