Runaway

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Eight 'sparkling [and] beautifully drawn' stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro. WINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZE. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic Monthly. The runaway of the title story is a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is incapable of leaving her husband. In 'Passion,' a country girl discovers a single moment of stunning insight. Three stories about a woman named Juliet—the inspiration for the award-winning movie Julieta—trace her escape into a wild love match, her return to her parents' home, and her child's mysterious silence. The collection includes eight stories in total.