The Valley of Sin (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Lee K. Abbott
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: The 1970's to 1980's
- Setting: Deming, New Mexico
- Principal Characters: Dillon Ripley, Jimmie Ripley, Allie Martin, Tommy Steward, Dr. Tippit, Watts Gunn, Phinizy Spalding, Poot Taylor
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, United States or Americans, 1980’s, Adultery, Southwest, Sports, Banks, bankers, or banking, Golf
- Locales: New Mexico
The Story
At a country club in Deming, New Mexico, Dillon Ripley practices his golf swing with the help of the resident pro, Allie Martin. There is little question that Dillon Ripley approaches the game as a sacred experience and not merely as an entertaining sport. On weekends he is accompanied by his wife, Jimmie, as he tries to instill in her his own reverence for the game. Golf, he tells her, is bliss and bane, like love itself. Ripley so reveres the game that he uses archaic terms such as “mashie,” “niblick,” and “spoon” to describe various kinds of golf clubs....
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