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Description
In the hopeful 1950s, Frank and April Wheeler appear to be a model couple: bright, beautiful, talented, with two young children and a starter home in the suburbs. Perhaps they married too young and started a family too early. Maybe Frank's job is dull. And April never saw herself as a... read more
Summary
I woke up with the heaviest tug at my heart in the morning today. I couldn't figure out why. As I walk mindlessly to the shower, thumping my body with the rain of hot water as if to shake off the bleak stance I seem to be frozen in, my diminishing reflection on the screen looked pale and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Memorable Quotes
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“It’s a disease. Nobody thinks or feels or care any more; nobody gets excited or believe in anything except their own comfortable little God damn mediocrity.”
First Sentence
THE FINAL DYING SOUNDS of their dress rehearsal left the Laurel Players with nothing to do but stand there, silent and helpless, blinking out over the footlights of an empty auditorium.
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Authors & Contributors
- Richard Yates (Author)
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