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Loading... The Day of the Tortoise (1961)by H. E. Bates
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A simple but effective novella told in Bates wonderful style. A mild and ineffectual little man is totally dominated by his three eccentric sisters. Into his life comes a youngish woman who brings a promise of new and exciting possibilities. ( ) no reviews | add a review
The Day of the Tortoise, a novella published in 1961, is a touching tale of a brief interlude of pleasure in the stale existence of Fred Tomlinson, a man nearing his sixties. A bachelor, Fred shops, cleans, cooks, and otherwise indulges the eccentric demands of his three spinster sisters until a chance meeting with the fun-loving Kitty who, without the sisters' knowledge, begins to disrupt the household's long-established routines. Penniless, heavy-drinking, and pregnant by a married man, Kitty introduces Fred to dance, drink, kisses, and song while lodging in the stable. With Kitty's inevitable departure, will Fred retain some of his newly-discovered capacity for rebelliousness and joy? No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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