"Runaway" is a short story by Canadian writer Alice Munro. It was originally published in The New Yorker in 2003, and later added to her short story collection Runaway in 2004. It tells the story of a woman named Carla who is trapped in a bad marriage to a man who runs a farm. Carla enlists the help of her neighbor, Sylvia, to escape her husband. The story explores themes like the cyclical nature of abuse, youth versus age, and female friendship.
Five books published in fourteen years have firmly established Alice Munro among Canada's best writers of prose fiction. Her form is the short story, and her material is largely the experience of a gi...
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