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At a glance:

Author: William Inge
First Published: 1955
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Comedy
Time of Work: 1950’s
Setting: Kansas, thirty miles west of Kansas City
Principal Characters: Cherie, Bo Decker, Virgil Blessing, Dr. Gerald Lyman, Carl, Grace Hoylard, Elma Duckworth, Will Masters
Genres: Drama, Psychological drama, Comedy
Subjects: 1950’s, Blizzards, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Intellectuals, Love or romance, 1940’s, Restaurants, bars, taverns, or pubs, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Small-town life, Idealism, Cowboys or cowgirls, Snow, Buses
Locales: Kansas

The Story:

Grace Hoylard and her helper, Elma Duckworth, were alone in a crossroads restaurant of a small Kansas town thirty miles west of Kansas City. They were keeping a lonely vigil in expectation of the arrival of the Kansas-City-to-Wichita bus that was due at 1:00 a.m. A raging blizzard left the restaurant deserted. Shortly before the bus was due, Will Masters, the sheriff, came in.

Grace and Elma’s conversation with Will made it clear that, when the bus arrived, it would be unable to go farther before morning. The roads to the west were closed by the heavy...

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