Summer Night (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Bowen
- First Published: 1941
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: World War II
- Setting: Ireland
- Principal Characters: Emma, The Major, Fran, Di , Robinson, Justin Cavey, Queenie Cavey
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Emotions, Ireland or Irish people
The Story
An unnamed, bare-legged young woman, who later turns out to be Emma, is driving rapidly south, alone, on an Irish road. She pulls into a “Do Not Park” space in order to make a long-distance call from a hotel. She has a brief conversation with an unnamed man, who is later called Robinson. He cautions her not to drive too fast in the treacherous light because they have the whole night before them, and he inquires about the Major, Emma's husband.
Robinson, having hung up rather abruptly, returns smiling slightly to the two guests in his living room: a pretty,...
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