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Set in a small Oklahoma town in the early 1920s, the book follows the Flood family—traveling salesman Rubin, his wife Cora, their son Sonny, and daughter Reenie—through a collection of short stories that expose the unseen struggles of those around them. The vignettes portray conflicts between husband and wife, a shy girl’s fear of a dance, an introverted boy’s feelings of alienation, a rowdy sister’s deteriorating marriage, and a Jewish military school cadet’s experience of prejudice. Each story illustrates that the darkness lurking on the tops of all the family’s stairs can be dispelled through understanding, tolerance, and compassion.
First publish date: 1958
Genre: Drama & Plays/Drama
Authors: William Inge
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