" In general, I love Alice Munro. Her stories are so tightly constructed, so insightful, so surprising. In this book, Munro interweaves fact and fiction; she fictionalizes the story of her family immigrating to Canada and their descendants. It's a really interesting experiment--and one that creates a strange reading experience. With each story, I was curious about how much was factual and how much was invented. And it's certainly true that our understanding of the past is imagined rather than an exact replica of what happened. I did love the ending where Munro reflects on one's place in the fabric of family. Ultimately, however, I wasn't crazy about the book. For the most part, I didn't think the stories were as compelling as her other work. "
— Kathee, 1/13/2014