Pretty Ice (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary Robison
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1970's
- Setting: Ohio
- Principal Characters: Belle, Her mother, Will
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: 1970’s, United States or Americans, Mothers, Parents and children, Love or romance, Marriage, Midwest, Taxation
- Locales: Ohio
The Story
Belle is expecting the first visit from Will, her fiancé, to her small hometown in Ohio. He is coming from Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he has been conducting research in botany. They met there when he was attending Boston University and teaching undergraduates and she was working toward a doctorate in musicology. Their courtship took place during those years of study.
Belle stays up the whole night before Will arrives, working on figures in her checkbook, drinking coffee, pacing back and forth, and returning to her calculator. She takes pleasure in adding...
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