Friend of My Youth is a book of short stories by Alice Munro, published by McClelland and Stewart in 1990.

[5] "Friend of My Youth," the title story, largely consists of a reminiscence of the narrator about the family her now-deceased mother boarded with before her marriage.

Her boyfriend, Neil, tells her about a confectionery he frequented in his youth in Victoria, British Columbia, and its owners.

"Hold Me Fast, Don't Let Me Pass" is the story of Hazel Curtis travels to Scotland, telling people that it was a trip she and her late husband wanted to take.

As one of the main characters, Barbara Zeigler, explains, the game begins with easy choices that grow progressively more challenging.