The narrator saw Susan’s worn-out mother only twice, and remembers her father, with his angry bristled hands and snorting nostrils, all too well. Taking the girl into his care, he sets down the story of her growing up in and around New Haven, her friendships and her restless, independent heart, with an affectionate and ironic eye.
A thoughtful, literate novel of 1920 by a playwright and poet, best for readers who enjoy character over plot. Download the free EPUB.