The Life You Save May Be Your Own
| First published | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
Lucynell is deaf & very sheltered, living with her mother on a farm. A vagrant named Shiftlet comes to work for a few days. The mother, desperate to find Lucynell a husband, maneuvers and bribes the two of them into marrying. Shiftlet drives away with Lucynell but soon abandons her in a diner.
First published in the Spring 1953 issue of The Kenyon Review.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |
|
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories | Harcourt, Brace & Company | Collection | 53 |
| October 1992 |
|
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories | Harcourt Brace | Collection | 47 |
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