The Golden Cage

by Iris Bromige

Karen never realized the emptiness of her marriage to John ... or how gladly his mother had ruled their lives, and ruined their happiness. She didn't even know that John had chosen to spend his last Christmas leave alone with her 'rival' - until his mother told her.

But that was in the past. Now she had Simon, handsome, tender Simon, offering Karen true happiness ... if John's mother didn't ruin it a second time!

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Pseudonym: Anne Tracey

Iris Bromige was born in 1912, and as adult lived in Surrey, England. Her hobbies were gardening, collecting gramaphone records of opera and the classics, colour photography and bird-watching. She also enjoyed country walking with her husband and their dog, listening to music, going to the opera and trying to play the piano.

She was popular for her many novels, particularly those about the Courtland and Rainwood families.

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Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. Well-drawn characters and believable situations. I wasn't completely sold on Simon—he spent a fair portion of the book behaving like an ass—but it all turned out right in the end. Side note: This is the third mid-twentieth-century novel I've read in the last month that featured a mother-in-law from hell. A reflection of the times? or just a convenient plot device? Sounds like a question for an entertaining research project.