Graveyard Day (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Bobbie Ann Mason
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: A late spring around 1980
- Setting: Western Kentucky
- Principal Characters: Waldeen, Holly, Joe McClain, Joe Murdock, Betty Mathis, C. W. Redmon
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life
- Locales: Kentucky
The Story
For less than a year Waldeen has been divorced from Joe Murdock, a wild and irresponsible construction worker whom she married when she was too young to choose wisely. Another construction worker named Joe McClain has now proposed to her, but she does not yet feel ready to marry again. She cannot forget about the first Joe, the failure of her marriage, or her former husband's continuing need for adventure. Although she feels love for Joe McClain, she distrusts her emotions and worries about the future—including the danger of losing her daughter Holly to her former...
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