The Cinderella Waltz | The Cinderella Waltz

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Author: Ann Beattie
First Published: 1979
Type of Plot: Character study, psychological
Time of Work: The late 1970's
Setting: Connecticut suburb and New York City
Principal Characters: The narrator, Milo, Louise, Bradley
Genres: Short fiction
Subjects: Freedom, 1970’s, Husbands, New York, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Wives, Mothers, Parents and children, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Love or romance, Twentieth century, New York City, Pain, Fathers, Single parents or single-parent families, Divorce, Connecticut, Abandonment
Locales: New York, NY, Connecticut

“The Cinderella Waltz” consists of the memories, reflections, and insights of a divorced woman living with her nine-year-old daughter, Louise. The narration begins as she is waiting for her former husband Milo and his lover, Bradley, to pick up their daughter for her usual weekend visit. As she helps Louise pack her usual shopping bag of trinkets and toys, which give her security outside her mother's home, she thinks back to the final years of her marriage to Milo. She is trying to make the transition go smoothly for Louise, who has somewhat disconcertingly...

The Cinderella Waltz | The Cinderella Waltz

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