She possesses a unique vision of the mother and unties. They live from the adventures that are still living in their memories. They all get along with their contradicting personalities. One summer they go visit the only one of the four that has enough space to shelter them. They are still the motor of the story.Ĭhaddeleys and Flemings. But they are still the centre of the carrousel, where the facts and those other personalities turn in circles around them. They probably don’t want to be the centre of attention, preferring to focus the stories in the characters surrounding them. The majority of her characters are female, some of them without even a name. The stories, as short narratives, stop at some point, but they could still living a longer life if the reader decides to keep feeding them with their imagination. It discusses break-ups, guilt, resentment, but also the endless search for love, company and happiness. It is about family relations, couples, friends. The difference is that the stories of Alice Munro are more static, with a glance that spreads well into the insides of regular human beings and their own circumstances. This book, as ‘The Flights’ of Olga Tokarczuk, it is also divided in short stories, what makes the reading faster and makes you anticipate of what’s coming next. Says Alice Munro in the introduction to her book that once a story is published she cannot read it again, not even can she remember the details that someday gave the story its shape. This review has no spoilers but a recap of my favourite tales.
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