The lament of Madame Rechevsky by Irwin Shaw. Short summary

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Madame Reshevsky called her daughter, Helen, early in the morning and asked her to take her to the cemetery. On the way, the mother criticized the girl’s appearance, her car, and her husband.

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The main character is an old woman, Madame Reshevsky. She was 70 years old.

At one time the aforementioned lady called her own daughter, whose name was Helen, and asked her to help her get to the cemetery where her husband Abraham was buried. The daughter at first refused to drive her mother, explaining it was necessary to do many other things, but soon, not wanting to hear the reproaches of a close relative, she agreed.

After my mother got into the car, she began to criticize the exterior and interior of the vehicle. Moreover, she began to speak ill of her daughter’s ex-husband and accused the latter of being, in her opinion, excessively lazy.

When the ladies reached the cemetery, Madame Reshevsky asked Hélène to wait for her away from Abraham’s grave. As she approached her husband’s grave, the widow began to ask for his help.