To Room Nineteen Summary

Susan and Matthew Rawlings are different from their friends in that they wait until their late twenties to marry. By this time, they have each had several love affairs and it's noted that all of these were sweet rather than bitter. Their friends hadn't put them together but agree that the match is perfect. Matthew is a "subeditor" for a newspaper, preferring to be one of the people who make the paper run rather than standing in the limelight as a journalist or editor. Susan is a graphic artist for an advertising company. Both continue to work until the first pregnancy. Susan stays at home to fill the role of mom, they buy a large house, and soon have a daughter followed by twins, a boy and a girl. With the four children, the nice house and the serving...