Silver Water (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Amy Bloom
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Plot: Realism
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: Connecticut
- Principal Characters: Violet, Rose, David, Galen, Dr. Thorne
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Parents and children, Twentieth century, 1980’s, Mental illness, Sisters, Singing or singers, Connecticut, Death or dying, Psychotherapy or psychotherapists, Mental health
- Locales: Connecticut
The Story
Written by a psychotherapist, “Silver Water” dares to be funny about a very serious subject, the mental illness of a family member. The story is told in the first person by Violet, the sister of the mentally ill Rose, and begins with an anecdote about the sisters being taken to see the opera La Traviata when Violet was twelve and Rose was fourteen. After the opera, in the parking lot, Rose says, “Check this out” and opens her mouth and sings with what Violet describes as a voice like mountain water in a silver pitcher. Violet relates this incident to...
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