In Sight of the Lake

The evening is beautiful. But when she turns off the highway, driving west, she finds that the sun is just low enough to shine into her face. If she sits up quite straight, however, and lifts her chin, she can get her eyes above the blind ahead. Also, she has good sunglasses. She can read the sign, which tells her that she has eight miles to go to the village of Highman. ■

From ‘In Sight of the Lake’ by Alice Munro in Granta 118: Exit Strategies. You can now buy the issue or subscribe and receive four issues a year of the best new writing.

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