Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queenie | 1999 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 2 | Away from Her | 2007 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 3 | The Office | 2015 | Alice Munro | Buy |
These are individual Alice Munro stories published as standalone editions rather than as part of a larger collection. Away from Her, originally titled “The Bear Came Over the Mountain,” is probably the most well-known of the three. It was adapted into an acclaimed film by Sarah Polley and tells the story of a husband grappling with his wife’s fading memory.
Queenie and The Office are shorter works that showcase Munro’s ability to build complex emotional landscapes in a small number of pages. These standalone editions make it easy to read a single Munro story without tracking down the full collection it originally appeared in.