Dec 27, 2009

Across the Bridge | Across the Bridge

At a glance:

Author: Mavis de Trafford Young
First Published: 1991
Type of Plot: Domestic realism
Time of Work: Around 1950
Setting: Paris
Principal Characters: Sylvie Castelli, Madame Castelli, Monsieur Castelli, Arnaud Pons, Monsieur Pons, Bernard Brunelle, Monsieur Brunelle
Genres: Short fiction
Subjects: 1950’s
Locales: France

The Story

Sylvie Castelli recalls the time when she and her mother walked together near the Place de la Concorde in Paris. As they cross a bridge, Sylvie shocks her mother by saying that she does not love her fiancé, Arnaud Pons, and that she would rather marry another man, Bernard Brunelle. Madame Castelli questions her daughter, and is misled by Sylvie's vague, diffident answers, which convince her that Bernard Brunelle has written Sylvie a letter proposing marriage. Believing that Sylvie can marry Bernard instead of Arnaud, Madame Castelli impulsively dumps her daughter's...

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Across the Bridge | Across the Bridge

At a glance:

The Story

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