Munro is able to tell seemingly unimportant tales in such a way that we are left with the feeling that every little interaction in our lives is dipped in meaning. In the story "Haven" we have a young girl staying with her aunt and uncle while her parents are on a mission trip in Ghana. The differences between her parents and the aunt/uncle are striking, specifically the fact that her Aunt Dawn lives in a household in which she is not able to speak her mind, due to the way Uncle Jasper talks down to her. But what happens when the aunt decides to do something on her own, without him knowing? "Leaving Maverly" is a story about a night policeman who accompanies a quiet, shy girl home from her job at the local theater every night. Her religion does not allow her to listen to the films, let alone see them, and the policeman is left wondering if his telling her about the films leads to her sudden disappearance.
Munro's other short story collections are just as solid as Dear Life. Try Too Much Happiness (which is anything but), Runaway, Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, and The Love of a Good Woman.
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