Runaway (book)
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| Author | Alice Munro |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | General Fiction |
| Publisher | McClelland and Stewart (First edition), Alfred A. Knopf (First American edition), Vintage (American paperback edition) |
| Publication date | 2004 |
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| Pages | 335 (First edition), 352 |
| ISBN | 0-7710-6506-X (First edition), 1-4000-4281-X (First American edition) |
| Preceded by | Vintage Munro |
| Followed by | The View from Castle Rock |
Runaway is a book of short stories by Alice Munro. First published in 2004 by McClelland and Stewart, it was awarded that year's Giller Prize.
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There are eight short stories in the book. Three of the stories ("Chance", "Soon", and "Silence") are about a single character named "Juliet Henderson".
- "Runaway" — a woman is trapped in a bad marriage.
- "Chance" — Juliet takes a train trip which leads to an affair.
- "Soon" — Juliet visits her parents with her child Penelope.
- "Silence" — Juliet visits her adult estranged daughter Penelope.
- "Passion" — A lonely small town girl flees a passionless relationship with an outsider.
- "Trespasses" — Lauren, a young girl, meets an older woman,Delphine , who is too interested in her.
- "Tricks" — Robin, a lonely girl, lives life alone due to bad luck and misinterpretation.
- "Powers" — Tessa, a psychic girl, leaves town. Her friend finds her years later in a compromised position.
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| Preceded by The In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M. G. Vassanji |
Giller Prize 2003 |
Succeeded by The Time In Between by David Bergen |
