"The Moons of Jupiter" by Alice Munro (a collection of short stories) (1982)

This is the second collection of stories I've read by Alice Munro, and like the first volume, there is nothing uplifting about these  stories. Old age, death and dissatisfaction in love and marriage are all covered. It’s the hard, cold facts of life without the happy ending. In each story a woman tries to come to terms with her past and her present. Munro touches on everything from gutting turkeys, to having the cousins come to visit, to the lives of people in a nursing home. There’s nothing fake, or romanticized about this volume. Chances are it will remind you of the life you live, or the people you know. Read it during a thunderstorm and you’ll really get the impact of Munro’s writing. Oh, and don’t forget a cup of coffee. :)

Contents:

Chaddeleys and Flemings I: The Connection

Chaddeleys and Flemings II: The Stone in the 

Field

Dulse

The Turkey Season

Accident

Bardon Bus

Prue

Labor Day Dinner

Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Kidd

Hard-Luck Stories

Visitors

The Moons of Jupiter

Munro, Alice. The Moons of Jupiter. Toronto, Canada: Macmillan Of Canada, 1982. Print.