Revival Season

Synopsis

It came through in 1974 and stayed eleven weeks. By the end of it Ruth Pyle's mother had signed over the farm, the truck and a life insurance policy, and the tent had gone south with all three. The town ran them out. It ran them out again in 1991, more quietly. On the ninth of June the tent goes up in the same field, with the same name on the canvas, and by the third night Ruth's daughter has been twice and would like to explain why Ruth has it wrong.

Who this is about

Ruth Pyle's mother lost everything to the revival that came through in 1974, and Ruth has spent her adult life in the same town not discussing it.

What goes wrong

The tent is back, with the same name painted on it, and Ruth's own daughter has started attending.

What's at stake

Nobody under fifty remembers, and everybody over fifty has quietly agreed not to.

Why it keeps going

Each episode one more person Ruth trusted turns up inside the tent.

Takeaway

A town forgets on exactly the schedule required for it to happen again.

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