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Hello, Masterly and miraculous, splendid and spectacular, critics struggle to find enough words to praise

Canadian author Alice Monroe.

She's Michael Jordan, she's Mohammed Ali, she's Wayne Gretzky, she's ice cream and sunsets.

She's Anton Chekhov.

And for those of you looking for your dose of Monroe, a

Minrovian dose, which is kind of like getting a dose of Chopin or

Saison, here she is. It's Alice Monroe Week here at this humble little podcast.

Alice Monroe Week, which reminds me of a garage sale or something.

Alice Monroe, 25% off. All stories two for one. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. It's more like Alice Monroe

week, the way that Dublin has its Bloomsday. A a day or in this case a week for celebration and deep reflection

and joy. She is such a good author. This week we're focused in particular on her novella length story, The Love of a Good

Woman. So here's the deal. Part one came out on Monday. If you miss that, you can go listen to it now if you'd like. But here's a little

secret. That section is kind of a standalone in the novella. You can listen to this part part part part three without

missing a whole lot. All you need to know to start part two is this. We are in a

small town in Canada in the past.

Mid 20th century, a place where people don't always say what's on their mind.

A place where people live with dreams and frustrations, where they try to do what's right, but they're

often misguided in what that means.

And a couple of decades ago, some boys found a body that belonged to an eye doctor, dead in a car, submerged in a pond.

That's pretty much all you need to know.

You could start here if you want, you can't skip this section section and you won't want to skip part 3

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