Dear Life: Stories (Vintage International)

Dear Life by Alice Munro, a #1 national bestseller and Nobel Prize–winning collection, features fourteen masterful short stories exploring how small moments—chance encounters, missed actions, twists of fate—can change lives forever.

Set mostly around Lake Huron, these stories reveal Munro’s gift for capturing the depth, flaws, and humanity of ordinary people. The collection concludes with four autobiographical pieces, offering rare insight into Munro’s own childhood.

Both wise and unforgettable, Dear Life is a powerful reflection on how extraordinary everyday life can be.