At Your Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald | Published: August 17, 1929
At Your Age Synopsis
"At Your Age" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in The Saturday Evening Post on August 17, 1929. Tom Squires is a man in his fifties who develops feelings for Annie Lorry, a younger girl. He is drawn to Annie because she makes him think of his teenage years. Tom is unsure whether to stay away from her or follow his heart.
Excerpt from At Your Age Online Book
Tom Squires came into the drug store to buy a toothbrush, a can of talcum, a gargle, Castile soap, Epsom salts, and a box of cigars. Having lived alone for many years, he was methodical, and while waiting to be served, he held the list in his hand. It was Christmas week, and Minneapolis was under two feet of exhilarating, constantly refreshed snow; with his cane, Tom knocked two clean crusts of it from his overshoes. Then, looking up, he saw the blonde girl.
About F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald is an iconic figure in the world of literature. He was an American novelist and short story writer whose works are renowned for their insight into the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. Born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald on September 24, 1896, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he achieved significant success during his lifetime and continues to be celebrated as one of America's greatest authors. His best-known works include The Great Gatsby (1925), and Tender is the Night (1934). These stories explore themes of love, ambition, wealth, class, and morality while featuring characters struggling with identity issues that permeate throughout Fitzerald's work. His writing style was profoundly influential in establishing a distinct form of realism that gained popularity during this historical period. Find out more about F. Scott Fitzgerald at sevenov.com.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Books on PageVio
Novels: This Side of Paradise | The Beautiful and Damned | The Great Gatsby | Tender Is the Night
Short Story Collections: Flappers and Philosophers | Tales of the Jazz Age | All the Sad Young Men | Taps at Reveille | The Pat Hobby Stories | Collected Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Plays: The Vegetable; or, From President to Postman
Here's a full list of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books.