This is a collection of 11 stories, in which women make discoveries about love, men, relationships, families and life in their contemporary Canadian small town.

In these piercingly lovely and endlessly surprising stories by one of the most acclaimed current practitioners of the art of fiction, many things happen: there are betrayals and reconciliations, love affairs consummated and mourned.

艾丽丝·门罗（Alice Munro，1931— ），加拿大女作家，2013年诺贝尔文学奖得主。一生专注于中短篇小说创作，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。在获得诺奖之前，门罗就被誉为“我们时代的契诃夫”；诺贝尔文学奖颁奖词称她为“当代短篇小说大师”。

In these piercingly lovely and endlessly surprising stories by one of the most acclaimed current practitioners of the art of fiction, many things happen: there are betrayals and reconciliations, love affairs consummated and mourned.

This is a collection of 11 stories, in which women make discoveries about love, men, relationships, families and life in their contemporary Canadian small town.

きっ和、それらはぜんぶここにあるべきも的たち。完璧なバランス、そしてすぐにこわされるも的。

This brief, core introduction to public speaking combines a concern with classic rhetoric with a strong focus on ethics, diversity, and the latest technology. "The Audience, The Message, The Speaker" emphasizes the speaker's responsibility to convey succinct, meaningful information that is well organized, reliable, and clearly expressed for the relevant audience.

约翰·哈斯林（Jogh Hasling），美国加利福尼亚福特希尔大学荣休教授，在该校主持演讲课程27年。1963年于萨克拉门托加州州立大学取得文学硕士学位，之后在该校任教并指导该校辩论队。1966年哈斯林来到福特希尔大学，教授演讲课并担任校广播台的教师顾问。随后，开设了小组讨论、人际沟通和广播新闻等课程，并撰写了相关书籍。教师是他的第二职业，他的第一职业是广播。从1952年到1961年，他为北加利福尼亚的若干电台担任播音员和技术人员。1980年，与麦格劳-希尔公司合作出版了《无线电广播基础原理》一书。 马昕，武汉大学英语专业硕士，曾供职于中华书局，现为自由译者及编辑。 袁婧，现于中国传媒大学攻读国际新闻与传播硕士学位，曾译有《佳能5D3教程》《文案创作完全手册》。