Friend of My Youth

Read Alice Munro's dark and powerful exploration of the human heart in this ten-story collection.

'Brilliant at evoking life's diversity and unpredictability. . . an unrivalled chronicler of human nature under a vast span of aspects, moods, and pressures' Sunday Times

A woman haunted by dreams of her dead mother. An adulterous couple stepping over the line where the initial excitement ends, and the pain begins. A widow visiting a Scottish village in search of her husband's past - and instead, discovering unsettling truths about a total stranger. The ten stories in this collection not only astonish and delight but also convey the unspoken mysteries at the heart of all human experience.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2009