A tough-minded housekeeper jettisons the habits of a lifetime because of a teenagers practical joke. A college student visiting her brassy, unconventional aunt stumbles on an astonishing secret and its meaning in her own life. An incorrigible philanderer responds with unexpected grace to his wifes nursing-home romance.
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage is Munro at her best, tirelessly observant, serenely free of illusion, deeply and gloriously humane.National Bestseller. TIME Best Book of the Year. One of The New York Timess 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.