Joan ackermann quiet torrential sound summary
It consists mainly of a dialogue between two sisters, Claire and Monica, who meet in a cafe after watching a band play Beethoven in a public park....
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The sisters Monica and Claire arrive at a café after a classical music concert. Monica verbosely comments upon the table flowers before gushing about the concert.
The waiter comes to take their order and Monica overbearingly insists on decaffeinated coffee and Claire orders a Coke and a hot fudge sundae, causing her sister to remind her of her figure to which Claire responds by changing her order to a Diet Coke.
In conclusion, "Quiet Torrential Sound" is about two sisters finding equity in their relationship through different means.
Monica inquires about a fan because of the draught she can feel and obliviously asks for it to be turned off despite the waiter's claim that there isn't one. Monica begins to tell the clearly unenthused waiter about the classical concert they just attended and oddly about the kind of insect repellent they are wearing.
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