A Day in Summer1989
A Day in Summer is the first novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1963. The story is set in the fictional village of Great Minden on the day of its annual Feast (or fair) where RAF veteran Peplow arrives to seek retribution for the death of his son.
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Rector:
Perhaps you could start a dramatic society for the young married couples. You could play the lead - give them a standard.
Georgina:
[incredulous] Start a *dramatic* society?
Rector:
Why not?
Georgina:
[sighs contemptuously] Because as an actress I was a washout - and you know it.
Rector:
You had that year in rep.
Georgina:
Doing what? Walking on, walking off. And that was because I bulged in the right places and they could sell a few seats to aged incapables looking for a cheap thrill.
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