Bright Young Things

by Josephine Edgar

Two young women from different backgrounds become friends when they go to work for an advertising agency in London during the 1920s and find their lives complicated by love and work

312 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1986

About the author

Mary Edgar Mussi (aka Mary Howard)

Mary Edgar was born on 27 December 1907 in London, England, UK, daughter of Jenny (Howard) and George Edgar, an author. She was educated privately. On 6 March 1934, she married Rudolph F. Mussi, they had one son, Max, and one daughter, Susan Jane. She was a past chairwoman of Society of Women Writers and Journalists. She started writing contemporary romance novels as Mary Howard in 1930, later she used the penname of Josephine Edgar to sign her gothic historical romances. She was the recipient of the Romantic Novelists' Association award in 1960, 1979, 1980, and Elinor Glyn award in 1961. She passed away on 02 March 1991.

Reviews

[Ellen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is an example of what happens when a novel is written with an effort to mimic the language of the times in which it takes place. I had been expecting something completely different. This is a very lightweight romance novel about a young woman who has obtained her first job, and about the people she meets and with whom she becomes friends. Eventually, of course, a romance develops. Much of the language in the dialog uses slang language of the day, and this started to really annoy me. After attempting to read more yesterday I decided to stop reading the book. I have too many other, better books to read and not enough time to read all of those as it is!