To Room Nineteen (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Doris May Taylor
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1950's and early 1960's
- Setting: London, England
- Principal Characters: Susan Rawlings, Matthew Rawlings, Sophie Traub
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, Family or family life, Husbands, Wives, Suicide, England or English people, Adultery, London, Devils or demons, Wales or Welsh people
- Locales: London, England
The Story
Susan and Matthew Rawlings are an intelligent, practical, and conventional married couple living in Richmond, a suburb of London. Their twelve-year marriage has produced four children and innumerable sensible decisions. The Rawlingses have a slightly superior attitude toward other couples who allow clichéd problems to disrupt their harmony. When Matthew, a subeditor at a large London newspaper, finally commits adultery, Susan understands and forgives.
Susan, an advertising artist before her marriage, looks forward to the moment when her youngest children,...
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See Also:
Doris Lessing (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Doris Lessing (Short Fiction)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
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