![]() ![]() It was adapted into a Canadian television movie in 1994, starring Tanya Allen as Del. ![]() Exploring themes of growing up, the complex relationship between mothers and daughters, and the issues women face in society, Lives of Girls and Women is considered one of Munro’s most impressive works. Centering almost entirely around female characters with only a few male characters, it is considered one of the best works of feminist Canadian literature. An outsider dissatisfied with small town life and looking to distance herself from her mother - who she’s more like than she’d prefer to admit - the stories follow her as she matures and explores the world outside Jubilee. This series of interconnected short stories centers around a woman named Del Jordan as she grows up in the small Southern Ontario town of Jubilee. Lives of Girls and Women is a short story cycle by Canadian author Alice Munro, first published in 1971. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |