Friend of My Youth
Appearance
Friend of My Youth is a book of short stories by Alice Munro, published by McClelland and Stewart in 1990. It won the 1990 Trillium Book Award.[1]
Stories
- "Friend of My Youth"
- "Five Points"
- "Meneseteung"
- "Hold Me Fast, Don't Let Me Pass"
- "Oranges and Apples"
- "Pictures of the Ice"
- "Goodness and Mercy"
- "Oh, What Avails"
- "Differently"
- "Wigtime"
Friend of My Youth
"Friend of My Youth," the title story, largely consists of a reminiscence of the narrator a family, particularly one sister, Flora, that her now-deceased mother boarded with before her marriage.
Five Points
"Five Points," the second story, is about a married woman, Brenda, in in Ontario having an affair. Her boyfriend, Neil, tells her about a convenience story he frequented his youth in Victoria, British Columbia, and its owners.
References
- ^ Kirchhoff, H. J. (April 17, 1991). "Friend of My Youth takes $10,000: Munro wins Trillium", The Globe and Mail, p. C1.