Rachel Aviv on Alice Munro’s Family Secrets
Munro kept quiet about the sexual abuse of her daughter by her partner—but wrote about the family trauma in fiction.
January 3, 2025
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Rachel Aviv on Alice Munro’s Family Secrets
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Munro kept quiet about the sexual abuse of her daughter by her partner—but wrote about the family trauma in fiction.
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