Mock Honeymoon

by Berta Ruck

Mock Honeymoon is a novel written by Berta Ruck that tells the story of a young woman named Nancy who is engaged to marry her childhood sweetheart, Dick. Before their wedding, they decide to take a mock honeymoon to test their compatibility and ensure that they are truly meant to be together. During their trip, they encounter a variety of challenges and obstacles that test their relationship and force them to confront their own insecurities and fears. Along the way, they meet a cast of colorful characters, including a wealthy American couple and a group of bohemian artists.As they navigate the ups and downs of their mock honeymoon, Nancy and Dick must decide whether they are truly ready to commit to each other for life. With humor, heart, and a touch of romance, Mock Honeymoon is a charming and entertaining read that will appeal to fans of classic romantic comedies.1939. This means that I can�������t marry you tomorrow, she said and turned her head decisively away. The young man stared at his bride-to-be and tried to steady his whirling brain-a room full of presents, several hundred invitations out, and now this. Finally, she agreed to marry him and go on a �������mock-honeymoon������� merely for appearances������� sake, but her heart wasn�������t in it. The next night, dining on the terrace of a world famous restaurant, Diana was actually beginning to enjoy herself when a very beautiful member of her husband�������s highly publicized past walked in, and she told herself that this was surely the end. But it wasn�������t the end, it was only the start of one of the strangest and most exciting honeymoons that has ever begun on a starlit terrace and ended in a gay cafe.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work

Genres: Fiction

252 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1939

About the author

Amy Roberta Ruck was born on 2 August 1878 in Murree, Punjab, India, one of eight children by Eleanor D'Arcy and Colonel Arthur Ashley Ruck, a British army officer. Her family moved to Wales, where she went to school in Bangor. On 1909, she married novelist (George) Oliver Onions (1873-1961), and they had two sons: Arthur (b. 1912) and William (b. 1913). Berta died only nine days after her 100th birthday.

From 1905, she began to contribute short stories and serials to magazines, and on 1914, her first novel "His Official Fiancée" was published. She wrote over eighty romance novels. She also wrote an autobiography and two memoir-style works.

Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd had Berta Ruck recommended to me by a friend, so when I saw this copy, I bought it. Turns out it is a light, sweet little romance, with some fun bits thrown in about travel in Austria, etc, in 1937. I began thinking I would like neither Christopher nor Diana, but they both stole my heart while they fumbled their honeymoon horribly and hoped against hope to find some sort of meaning in their companionship. They weren't very good at communicating, but they did learn their lesson and improve a bit. I also liked the side bits about Frances and enjoyed the caring fellow Rudi.

[Chrisanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not sure where the first few sentences of the GR summary came from. Christopher falls in love at first sight, Diana agrees to marry him because her mother is sick and has needs that can be alleviated via his fortune. They agree to a sham marriage and so the honeymoon to Austria begins. Thinly spread plot, one racist comment, and I couldn't stand all the avoidance in the middle so I skimmed it. The base of the plot is interesting, but hampered slightly by the fact that we know what's going to happen in 1939 and Ruck, of course, had no idea when it was written and probably only inklings when it was published. Rather confused that she just kind of avoided the annexation, though. And all her characters' raptures over blonde hair doesn't help.

Not her best. But it might not be all her fault.