Joy Street is a novel written by Frances Parkinson Keyes. Released in 1950, it details a sheltered young Bostonian woman being exposed to new cultures and marital crises. Though largely forgotten today, it was an extremely popular novel in the 1950s.
Characters[]
- Emily Thayer Field
- Roger Field
- David Salomont
- Brian Collins
- "Uncle" Homer Lathrop - a family friend of the Thayers with rather bigoted attitudes and ties to the goverment of Massachusetts
- Caroline Field - the unconventional (for the time period) sister of Roger Field
- Sumner Thayer - father of Emily
- Grandmamma Thayer
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Publisher's summary[]
Full cover art of the Avon paperback reprint
In all the world there is no street like Joy Street, where Boston's bluest bloods live. They have a bit more money than others, but their problems are the eternal problems which beset all people - especially those in love.
Boston-bred Frances Parkinson Keyes knows well the world of Joy Street and people such as Emily Field, one of her most compelling heroines.
Emily was a loving wife and one of the city's most fashionable citizens until she met her husband's business partner. Emily's cool New England reserve was melted by the kiss of a man who would alter her destiny as she defied tradition.
Summary[]
Part One: Roger (Christmas Eve 1936 to June 1938)[]
Chapter One[]
While waiting for her boyfriend (Roger Field) to visit her, Emily Thayer watches Italian Catholic carollers. A friend of the family, "Uncle" Homer begins voicing his (rather negative) opinions about immigrants - specifically Italians. One of the carolers makes out with his companion (which Homer finds disgusting and Emily finds sweet) before the carollers leave. Homer and Emily then begin discussing local nuns and Emily's relationship with Roger. This discussion (and Homer's somewhat negative remarks about Roger) is what ends his conversation with Emily.
Chapter Two[]
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Sources[]
- Goodreads
- Wikipedia