The Englishwoman (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ruth Prawer
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Plot: Autobiographical
- Time of Work: The 1970's
- Setting: India
- Principal Characters: Sadie, Her husband, Annapurna, Dev, Monica
- Genres: Short fiction, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, Memory, Marriage, Alienation, England or English people, Adultery, India or East Indian people
- Locales: India
The Story
Although fifty-two-year-old Sadie has been married to an Indian and has lived in India for thirty years, she has always remained an Englishwoman at heart. She feels young and free as she packs her bags and prepares to leave her husband, children, and grandchildren in order to return to England, where she intends to spend the rest of her days.
Over the years her relationship with her husband has so withered away that their marriage now exists in name only, but they remain friends. The person who is apparently most upset at Sadie's impending departure is...
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