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Violence
Barely any
Some violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content; affairs
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of love, loneliness, and the lives women make in secrecy
What this book is about
Munro's 2001 collection includes the title story (basis of the film) and five others. Characteristically quiet with sexual content and some violence. For older teens and adults.
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Sexual content
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