Alice Munro's territory is the farms and semi-rural towns of south-western Ontario. In these dazzling stories she deals with the self-discovery of adolescence, the joys and pains of love and the despair and guilt of those caught in a narrow existence. And in sensitively exploring the lives of ordinary men and women, she makes us aware of the universal nature of their fears, sorrows and aspirations.

Contents

- Walker Brothers Cowboy
- The Shining Houses
- Images
- Thanks for the Ride
- The Office
- An Ounce of Cure
- The Time of Death
- Day of the Butterfly
- Boys and Girls
- Postcard
- Red Dress -1946
- Sunday Afternoon
- A Trip to the Coast
- The Peace of Utrecht
- Dance of the Happy Shades