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Escape to Happiness
It was just another newspaper story to Rose, a society wedding, nothing that would ever touch her life. Certainly, when the wedding was called off, the bride left at the altar, the last thing Rose expected was to find the bridegroom at her doorstep, begging for help that he declared only she could give him!
186 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1960
About the author
Mary Whistler
9 books1 followerOne of many pseudonyms used by Ida Julia Pollock, née Crowe.
Mrs. Pollack was a British writer of several short-stories and 125 romance novels that were published under her married name and under a number of different pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen; Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell. She has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. She has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death.
Ida and her husband, Lt Colonel Hugh Alexander Pollock, DSO (1888–1971), a veteran of war and Winston Churchill's collaborator and editor, had a daughter, Rosemary Pollock, who is also a romance writer.
Mrs. Pollack was a British writer of several short-stories and 125 romance novels that were published under her married name and under a number of different pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen; Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell. She has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. She has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death.
Ida and her husband, Lt Colonel Hugh Alexander Pollock, DSO (1888–1971), a veteran of war and Winston Churchill's collaborator and editor, had a daughter, Rosemary Pollock, who is also a romance writer.
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June 8, 2020
Mary Whistler books tend to feature heroines who are so self-effacing and unassuming that they quickly step out of the way for any woman they believe has a previous claim. The upshot of this is that the H is often driven mad with frustration that the h is discreetly withdrawing to give him time with the OW; however, he seems to know that trying to make the heroine jealous would be pointless because she would just view it as yet another sign that the H should be with the OW.
This books is a 5 star for crazy, 1 star for romance special. The book begins with a concussed, bleeding H staggering into the h's office (he is a friend of her boss) the night of his rehearsal dinner for his marriage of convenience to an equally wealthy socialite. He has been in a car accident. He leaves and the h is horrified to read that he left the socialite at the altar and wonders if he is OK. She goes home that evening, and lo and behold, the H is there, still wearing his suit from the night before and clearly in some pain from the accident. He pulls a gun on her and tells her she is going to drive him to a place where he can hide out from the press. From there, a series of completely inexplicable things occur, most notably with the OW, who brings along an OM, and never really leaves. So much of this makes no sense that I felt like I was reading a story plotted by a very young child. I still dont quite know what I read.
This books is a 5 star for crazy, 1 star for romance special. The book begins with a concussed, bleeding H staggering into the h's office (he is a friend of her boss) the night of his rehearsal dinner for his marriage of convenience to an equally wealthy socialite. He has been in a car accident. He leaves and the h is horrified to read that he left the socialite at the altar and wonders if he is OK. She goes home that evening, and lo and behold, the H is there, still wearing his suit from the night before and clearly in some pain from the accident. He pulls a gun on her and tells her she is going to drive him to a place where he can hide out from the press. From there, a series of completely inexplicable things occur, most notably with the OW, who brings along an OM, and never really leaves. So much of this makes no sense that I felt like I was reading a story plotted by a very young child. I still dont quite know what I read.
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February 13, 2013
Another good old harlequin type novel. I was impressed by the characters and the storyline. However it wasn't what I'd consider the absolute best.
February 11, 2010
I wish I'd escaped sooner!
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