books.google.com - THE STORY: The scene is the living room/kitchen of a small house on an isolated country road, which is shared by Jessie and her mother. Jessie's father is dead; her loveless marriage ended in divorce; her absent son is a petty thief and ne'er-do-well; her last job didn't work out and, in general, her...http://books.google.com/books/about/Night_Mother.html?id=1mcRdC5_134C&utm_source=gb-gplus-share&Night, Mother