Liars in Love (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard Yates
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: 1953
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Warren Matthews, Carol, Cathy, Judith, Christine Phillips, Grace, Alfred Arnold
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Marriage, Despair, England or English people, Adultery, London, Landlords or tenants, Truthfulness and falsehood, Fate or fatalism, Loneliness, Western Europe or western Europeans
- Locales: London, England
The Story
Warren Matthews, an American Fulbright scholar, and his wife, Carol, move into a basement flat in London owned by Carol's aunt Judith. Carol soon finds she hates London, and the new living arrangements do nothing to cement an already crumbling marriage. She announces that she will return to New York with Cathy, their daughter. She will get an apartment and a secretarial job. She suggests that she and Warren use their months apart to think over the future of their relationship. The couple agree to tell Aunt Judith that Carol is returning to the United States because of...
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