Munro, Alice / Dance Of The Happy Shades

In the stories that make up Dance of the Happy Shades, the deceptive calm of small-town life is brought memorably to the page, revealing the countryside of Southwestern Ontario to be home to as many small sufferings and unanticipated emotions as any place. This is the book that earned Alice Munro a devoted readership and established her as one of Canada's most beloved writers.

Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction, Dance of the Happy Shades is Alice Munro's first short story collection.

Contents:
Walker Brothers cowboy --
The shining houses --
Images --
Thanks for the ride --
The office --
An ounce of cure --
The time of death --
Days 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.

With an introduction by Annie Proulx.