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The Love of a Good Woman
Modern · Short Stories, Fiction, Canada

The Love of a Good Woman

by Alice Munro
1998 · 352 pages · Fiction
39 Modern ★ 4.00 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (1998). 4.00★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.

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39Must-Read Score
  • Critics46 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
  • Readers36 out of 100 · counts 50%+20
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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