{"product_id":"the-progress-of-love-isbn-9780375724701","title":"The Progress of Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eEleven stunning stories that explore the most intimate and transforming moments of existence, from Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro, “one of the foremost practitioners of the short story” (Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Throughout this remarkable collection moments of insight flash from the pages like lightning, not necessarily providing answers—more like showing the way to new questions.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA divorced woman returns to her childhood home where she confronts the memory of her parents’ confounding yet deep bond. The accidental near-drowning of a child exposes to the shaken mother the fragility between children and parents. A young man, remembering a terrifying childhood incident, wrestles with the responsibility he has always felt for his hapless younger brother. A man brings his lover on a visit to his ex-wife, only to feel unexpectedly closer to his estranged partner.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn these and other stories, Alice Munro proves once again a sensitive and compassionate chronicler of our times. Drawing us into the most intimate corners of ordinary lives, she reveals much about ourselves, our choices, and our experiences of love.The Progress of Love \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLichen \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonsieur les Deux Chapeaux \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiles City, Montana \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFits \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Moon in the Orange Street Skating Rink \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesse and Meribeth \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEskimo \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Queer Streak \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCircle of Prayer \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite Dump\"One of the foremost contemporary practitioners of the short story.”\u003cb\u003e—Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alice Munro is a born teller of tales.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Throughout this remarkable collection moments of insight flash from the pages like lightning, not necessarily providing answers—more likely showing the way to new questions.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Munro\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirteen collections of stories—including \u003ci\u003eDear Life, Runaway\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eToo Much Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e—as well as a novel, \u003ci\u003eLives of Girls and Women\u003c\/i\u003e. Among the many awards and prizes she received are three Governor General’s Literary Awards and two Giller Prizes in Canada; the Rea Award; the Lannan Literary Award; the National Book Critics Circle Award; and the International Booker Prize. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications, and her collections have been translated into thirteen languages. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Alice Munro died in 2024.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303981371621,"sku":"NP9780375724701","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375724701.jpg?v=1767741093","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-progress-of-love-isbn-9780375724701","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}