Is this non-fiction? Not really, but then it's not fiction either, rather a personal embroidering of the story of Munro's ancestors, up to her own life. She talks about 'the need to turn your life into a story' and this she does, her story-teller's imagination fleshing out the bare facts, depths, nuances, insights conveyed with the lightest touch. Having not read her before, I was interested to see why she won the Nobel Prize. Now I know.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 74 Autumn 2014 ) |
