{"product_id":"the-view-from-castle-rock-by-alice-munro-short-stories-historical-fiction","title":"The View From Castle Rock by Alice Munro | Short Stories\/Historical Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsed; Hardcover - like new; 1st edition, Minor wear on the cover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA powerful new collection from one of our most beloved, admired, and honored writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn stories that are more personal than any that she’s written before, Alice Munro pieces her family’s history into gloriously imagined fiction. A young boy is taken to Edinburgh’s Castle Rock, where his father assures him that on a clear day he can see America, and he catches a glimpse of his father’s dream. In stories that follow, as the dream becomes a reality, two sisters-in-law experience very different kinds of passion on the long voyage to the New World; a baby is lost and magically reappears on a journey from an Illinois homestead to the Canadian border.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther stories take place in more familiar Munro territory, the towns and countryside around Lake Huron, where the past shows through the present like the traces of a glacier on the landscape and strong emotions stir just beneath the surface of ordinary comings and goings. First love flowers under the apple tree, while a stronger emotion presents itself in the barn. A girl hired as summer help, and uneasy about her “place” in the fancy resort world she’s come to, is transformed by her employer’s perceptive parting gift. A father whose early expectations of success at fox farming have been dashed finds strange comfort in a routine night job at an iron foundry. A clever girl escapes to college and marriage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvocative, gripping, sexy, unexpected—these stories reflect a depth and richness of experience. The View from Castle Rock is a brilliant achievement from one of the finest writers of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"trade in","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52895745802421,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5807\/9413\/files\/F7850DCC-94EB-46A4-89A4-8275B00E4CF2.jpg?v=1785424574","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshoppe.com\/products\/the-view-from-castle-rock-by-alice-munro-short-stories-historical-fiction","provider":"The Little Lost BookShoppe \u0026 Beyond","version":"1.0","type":"link"}