This is a representative collection of Alice Munro's late short stories, containing nine stories: "Hate, Friendship, Pursuit, Love, Marriage," "The Floating Bridge," "The Heirloom," "Consolation," "Nettles," "The Column Structure," "The Remaining Memory," "Queenie," and "The Bear from the Other Side of the Mountain." These nine stories distill the emotional experiences of a person's life. A housekeeper's fate is completely altered by a joke; childhood friends unexpectedly reunite after many years; a woman attempts to make a deal with fate… The stories, winding and intricate like memories, depict the ordinary lives of ordinary people, especially women, in a small town, revealing hidden tragedies through delicate, insightful, and calmly eloquent language, offering profound insights into the subtleties of human nature.
艾丽丝·门罗晚期短篇小说集代表作，收录了《恨，友谊，追求，爱情，婚姻》《浮桥》《传家之物》《慰藉》《荨麻》《梁柱结构》《留存的记忆》《奎妮》《熊从山那边来》等九篇短篇小说，以九个故事提炼了人一生的情感生活。女管家因一个玩笑彻底改变了命运；童年玩伴多年后意外重逢；一个女人企图与命运做交易……故事如同记忆般蜿蜒曲折，讲述小地方普通人特别是女性隐含悲剧的平常生活，以细腻透彻又波澜不惊的话语，洞见人性的幽微处。
艾丽丝·门罗晚期短篇小说集代表作，收录了《恨，友谊，追求，爱情，婚姻》《浮桥》《传家之物》《慰藉》《荨麻》《梁柱结构》《留存的记忆》《奎妮》《熊从山那边来》等九篇短篇小说，以九个故事提炼了人一生的情感生活。女管家因一个玩笑彻底改变了命运；童年玩伴多年后意外重逢；一个女人企图与命运做交易……故事如同记忆般蜿蜒曲折，讲述小地方普通人特别是女性隐含悲剧的平常生活，以细腻透彻又波澜不惊的话语，洞见人性的幽微处。
