A short story cycle by Alice Munro, all of the stories chronicling the life of a single character, Del Jordan. The cycle is often believed to have many feminist ideas; certainly it deals primarily with female characters, with only a few male figures playing important roles. Munro's focus is the human condition and relationships seen through the lens of daily life in small town Ontario. "The Flats Road;" Heirs of the Living Body;" "Princess Ida;" "Age of Faith;" "Changes and Ceremonies;" "Lives of Girls and Women;" "Baptizing;" "Epilogue: The Photographer."