Runaway is a 2003 short story by Alice Munro about a woman in an abusive marriage. You can read it online here. It begins,
Carla heard the car coming before it topped the little rise in the road that around here they called a hill. It’s her, she thought. Mrs. Jamieson—Sylvia—home from her holiday in Greece. From the barn door—but far enough inside that she could not easily be seen—she watched the road where Mrs. Jamieson would have to drive by, her place being half a mile farther along than Clark and Carla’s.ThoughtCo has a detailed summary.
If it was somebody coming to see them, the car would be slowing down by now. But still Carla hoped. Let it not be her.
It was.
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That's an interesting beginning
ReplyDeleteIt didn't end up where I thought it was headed. I enjoyed looking for "free to use without attribution" photos of goats lol
DeleteYou can find really nice, copyright free images where you don't need to give an attribution at Pexels.com
DeleteI think this one came from Pixabay. It's nice to be able to just use them without worrying about whether or not I'm crediting them in the proper way. I love old art for that, too.
DeleteHad to read this since I enjoy Alice Monro. She paints unique characters with words and takes you into their lives for a while. Always interesting and sometimes a bit puzzling, like this one. Just like in real life, we do not always know how things really went or how they ended. Slice of life, as they say. She's so good at it. :)
ReplyDeleteShe does bring the characters to life, doesn't she!
DeleteSounds intriguing, thanks for the link! Valerie
ReplyDeleteShe's an interesting author :)
DeleteI have to read this as I am curious about the photo of the goat you included. I want to know if it has anything to do with the story. Happy weekend. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteIt does! Sometimes I wonder what to pick, but the idea of using a white goat jumped out at me as I was writing the post.
DeleteNot sure I want to read this one, since it may hit a bit too close to home, or to my recent experience. Maybe later, when I'm not feeling the effects of last week.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'd skip it if I were you. There was trauma enough on this score in your recent real-life experience :(
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