Eveline, a 19-year-old woman who works in a Dublin shop, sits inside her family's house recalling childhood, and of her own plans to leave the country with a man named Frank. Later, gripped by fear of the unknown and probably guilt as well, Eveline finds herself unable to board the ferry to England, where she and Frank are scheduled to meet a ship bound for South America.

AUTHOR: JAMES JOYCE NARRATOR: ADITI THIRANI