Virginia Miner (Vinnie) – professor at Corinth Fred Turner – Miner's young colleague Chuck Mumpson – American with whom Vinnie has an affair The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1985, and was made into a made-for-TV movie.
Virginia Miner (Vinnie) – professor på Corinth Fred Turner – Miners unga kollega Chuck Mumpson – amerikan som Vinnie har en kärleksaffär med Romanen vann Pulitzerpriset för skönlitteratur 1985, och gjordes till en TV-anpassad film.