{"product_id":"9780375724701","title":"The Progress of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE® IN LITERATURE 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Munro, who received the National Book Critics Circle Award for her latest collection of stories, \u003cb\u003eThe Love of a Good Woman\u003c\/b\u003e, is widely acknowledged as a modern master of the short story. In this earlier collection, she demonstrates all of those strengths that have won her so many literary accolades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA divorced woman returns to her childhood home where she confronts the memory of her parents' confounding yet deep bond. The accidental near-drowning of a child exposes the fragility of the trust between children and parents. A young man, remembering a terrifying childhood incident, wrestles with the responsibility he has always felt for his younger brother. In these and other stories Alice Munro proves once again a sensitive and compassionate chronicler of our times. Drawing us into the most intimate corners of ordinary lives, she reveals much about ourselves, our choices, and our experiences of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020625821936,"sku":"9780375724701","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375724701_p0.jpg?v=1769917344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375724701","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}