News that Alice Munro’s daughter was left to fend for herself after her stepfather abused her is shocking and sad, but not surprising.
The news that celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro knew about her husband sexually assaulting her daughter (his stepdaughter) and yet chose to stay with him until his death — even after he admitted to the abuse — has shocked literary fans around the world. The gut-wrenching personal essay by the Nobel Prize-winning author’s daughter Andrea Robin Skinner has compelled some people to engage in difficult conversations about art and the fallible — sometimes, downright ugly — human beings behind the beauty created. Read More