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The Prairie Child

by Arthur Stringer

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A March blizzard rattles Casa Grande as Chaddie McKail confronts her husband about his attachment to a teacher living in their home. Arthur Stringer's prairie novel follows family life through Chaddie's frank, sharply humorous account. Duncan, whom she calls Dinky-Dunk, responds to her hurt with teasing defiance. Their argument is interrupted when the children, Dinkie and Poppsy, tumble down the stairs in a dresser drawer, leaving their mother to tend their injuries.

Chaddie's account brings household mishaps into close contact with questions of loyalty, motherhood and loneliness. Her elaborate comparisons give the marital exchanges a comic edge, while the middle excerpt shows how deeply anger and distress can unsettle the home. Her son's affectionate approach offers a moment of comfort amid that strain.

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Arthur Stringer

Arthur Stringer was a Canadian novelist, poet, and screenwriter whose fiction moved between crime stories and prairie life. Never-fail Blake, historically printed as Never-Fail Blake and also published as The Shadow, follows a determined detective through an international pursuit.

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Pages
186
Language
English
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