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The Chosen Husband by Mavis Gallant (Short Fiction Single) narrated by Margot Dionne
by Mavis Gallant
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The Chosen Husband by Mavis Gallant (Short Fiction Single) narrated by Margot Dionne
by Mavis Gallant

Narrated by Margot Dionne.

SHORT FICTION SINGLES ARE AVAILABLE AS DIGITAL DOWNLOADS ONLY

The Chosen Husband is drawn from the collection of short fiction entitled Montreal Stories. The complete Montreal Stories collection is available from our fiction section as both an MP3-CD and as a Digital Download.

The Chosen Husband appeared in The New Yorker, April 15, 1985, p. 40

The New Yorker Abstract:

Mme. Carette was a widow who lived in Montreal with her 2 daughters, Berthe who was 22 & Marie, who was 20. When she inherited $18,000 from her brother-in-law, Mme. Carette moved to a better address. She was barely 45, but worried about dying & about what would happen to Marie. Berthe had a good job & was stronger. Carette's old Uncle Gildas, a Catholic priest, lived in retirement in a home run by nuns. Mme. Carette asked him for advice when Marie fell in love with a Greek. Uncle Gildas arranged for her to meet a Catholic Canadian man named Louis Driscoll. Louis called on Marie for the first time on April 12, 1950. He was 26 & Mme. Carette & Berthe examined him closely to make sure he was suitable for Marie who, with fair hair & dark eyes, looked like an angel. Louis started calling on Marie 3 times a week & they began inviting him to meals. Marie dreamed that she'd become a nun. Louis was afraid of Marie & suddenly stopped calling. Marie decided to find a job as a receptionist in a beauty salon. Then Louis showed up one day, ringing the doorbell. He said there was a war in Korea & he thought he would be drafted. Marie had not understood that the mention of war was a marriage proposal, but her mother had grasped it all at once. They arranged to be married in August. Berthe cried at the wedding. Marie had always looked up to Berthe. The 2 sisters went upstairs. "I'll call you tomorrow morning," said Marie. Berthe thought of blaming Uncle Gildas. Then she thought, why blame him? She & Marie were Montreal girls, not trained to accompany heroes, or to hold out for dreams, but just to be patient.

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