''The Love of a Good Woman'' is a collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

by Canadian writer

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, published by

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in 1998. The eight stories of this collection (one of which was originally published in '' Saturday Night''; five others were originally published in ''

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'') deal with Munro's typical themes: secrets, love, betrayal, and the stuff of ordinary lives. The book was awarded the 1998

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, and was one of the selected books in the 2004 edition of ''

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'', where it was championed by soprano

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. It also won the 1998

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'', p. F4.

Stories

* "The Love of a Good Woman" * "Jakarta" * "Cortes Island" * "Save the Reaper" * "The Children Stay" * "Rich as Stink" * "Before the Change" * "My Mother's Dream"

References

External links

''The Love of a Good Woman'' at Penguin Canada

''The Love of a Good Woman'' at Random House
1998 short story collections Short story collections by Alice Munro Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning works McClelland & Stewart books National Book Critics Circle Award-winning works {{1990s-story-collection-stub