Pennie Clark Ianniciello, book buyer for Costco, has chosen Runaway
by Alice Munro (Vintage Contemporaries, $14.95, 1400077915), last
year's winner of Canada's Governor General's Award and just out in
paperback, as her pick for the month. In her column in Costco Connection,
which goes to the warehouse club's members, she said that "readers will
come away from this book feeling they know each [character]. In these
stories Munro captures a realness that would take other authors an
entire novel to create."
In a related story about Munro, the author said, "People are so complicated, and that's what fascinates me. I'm interested in characters who are unpredictable, who feel conflicted about what they will do next." Asked what she'll do next, Munro answered, "I have no idea. I have ideas, but I don't know if I'll resist them."
In a related story about Munro, the author said, "People are so complicated, and that's what fascinates me. I'm interested in characters who are unpredictable, who feel conflicted about what they will do next." Asked what she'll do next, Munro answered, "I have no idea. I have ideas, but I don't know if I'll resist them."