Helga Huisgen Book order (chronological)

Alice Munro, who received the National Book Critics Circle Award for her latest collection of stories, <b>The Love of a Good Woman</b>, is widely acknowledged as a modern master of the short story. In this earlier collection, she demonstrates all of those strengths that have won her so many literary accolades. A divorced woman returns to her childhood home where she confronts the memory of her parents' confounding yet deep bond. The accidental near-drowning of a child exposes the fragility of the trust between children and parents. A young man, remembering a terrifying childhood incident, wrestles with the responsibility he has always felt for his younger brother. In these and other stories Alice Munro proves once again a sensitive and compassionate chronicler of our times. Drawing us into the most intimate corners of ordinary lives, she reveals much about ourselves, our choices, and our experiences of love.

Woodslee ist eine kleine exklusive Privatuniversität im Staat New York. Der Lehrkörper bildet einen eigenen Mikrokosmos. Man trifft sich regelmäßig auf Parties, klatscht und intrigiert, lädt berühmte Dichter ein, um sich in ihrem Glanz zu sonnen. Brigit Stott, attraktive Romanautorin und Literaturdozentin macht bei diesem akademischen Gesellschaftsspiel nur solange mit, bis sie die Äffäre mit einem Musikdozenten aus dem Leerlauf des Alltags rausreißt.