Lives of Girls and Women Summary

Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro

 

This is the story of Del, a young girl who lives in a poor and neglected area at the end of a place called Flat Roads with her mother Addie and her father, who hate their lifestyle. She also lives with her younger brother and his dog. Her story takes place in rural Canada of 1942. The people have a lack of sophistication and spend most of their time getting drunk. Del introduces us several strange an peculiar inhabitants of Flat Roads who help to create a unique and quirky environment.

Alice Munro

 

 Born in Canada in 1931, writer Alice Munro, primarily known for her short stories, attended the University of Western Ontario. Her first collection of stories was published as Dance of the Happy Shades. In 2009, Munro won the Man Booker International Prize. That same year, she published the short-story collection Too Much Happiness. In 2013, at age 82, Munro was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature.