When it comes to older books I often find I am more excited about them than many other readers. So be it. I like older books which give the reader a look at life of the times as well as the author's perspective of it. So it was with this one.
The key character in two short stories is Malloy. In the first he is in love with Peggy and she in love with him. They talk of marriage but nothing goes as planned. Her father shows up. Her brother is living with her and is shot by the father in confusing circumstances. Peggy decides against marriage because Malloy reminds her too much of her father and her brother. The tale winds out from that point.
In the second story we see a much younger Malloy when in younger days he was a doctor's assistant in Pennsylvania during an epidemic. I didn't like this one as much as the first but enjoy the writer's style and plan to read more of his work. Butterfield 8 is supposed to be very good according to the few reviews I skimmed.
The key character in two short stories is Malloy. In the first he is in love with Peggy and she in love with him. They talk of marriage but nothing goes as planned. Her father shows up. Her brother is living with her and is shot by the father in confusing circumstances. Peggy decides against marriage because Malloy reminds her too much of her father and her brother. The tale winds out from that point.
In the second story we see a much younger Malloy when in younger days he was a doctor's assistant in Pennsylvania during an epidemic. I didn't like this one as much as the first but enjoy the writer's style and plan to read more of his work. Butterfield 8 is supposed to be very good according to the few reviews I skimmed.
