England to America
Set in Devonshire during the First World War, the story follows the American lieutenant Cary Skipworth as he visits the family of a British friend. As he wrestles with the social distance and unspoken rules of the house, he comes to understand the reason for their silence and the deep care hidden inside it.
Work Information
A small sense of unease in a foreign house gradually gives way to the deep care hidden inside silence.
Set in a British household during wartime, this short story delicately traces the discomfort of an American visitor and the shadow of loss beneath it. The work turns a small cultural mismatch into something bittersweet, balancing quiet humor with grief.
Review Summaries
-
Readers appreciate how the story turns cultural distance and the weight of silence into quiet tension. At the same time, its old-fashioned manner and restrained pacing divide opinion.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Trieste Publishing
- Published
- 2018-05-17
- Pages
- 76 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 15.6 x 0.4 x 23.4 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780649573851
- ISBN-10
- 0649573854
- Category
- 洋書/Travel/United States
Amazon配送商品ならEngland to Americaが通常配送無料。更にAmazonならポイント還元本が多数。Montague, Margaret Prescott作品ほか、お急ぎ便対象商品は当日お届けも可能。
Related Literary Awards
- O. Henry Award Edition 1 (1919) ・Winner