gorgeous writing. there's a very precise quality to it. i don't think i appreciated it enough because i read this during a slump. i want to reread at some point and definitely read some of munro's other works. i think the 'novel' label is misleading in this case; i'd consider it a collection of short stories revolving around the same character. interesting historically as well because it was written at the very start of the 70s/80s white feminist movement.