Alice Munro's daughter says her mother supported stepfather who sexually abused her as a child
![The youngest daughter of Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author Alice Munro has said her stepfather sexually abused her and that her mother chose to support her husband instead of her child. Andrea Robin Skinner said she opted to tell her story in a first-person essay in the Toronto Star to give Canadians a more nuanced picture of Munro. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press) Woman smiling at the Nobel Prize ceremony.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7256834.1720396471!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/alice-munro-coin-20140324.jpg)
The youngest daughter of celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro has opened up about sexual abuse by her stepfather and the deep hurt she felt when her mother chose to support her husband instead of her child.