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"It rose for them--their honey-moon--over the waters so famed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were rather proud of not having been afraid to choose it as the setting of their own."
Suzy Branch and Nick Lansing came from prominent families who no longer had money. They were both attractive people and good conversationalists who were welcomed into the homes of the wealthy. Suzy and Nick decided to marry, and figured that they should be able to live well for a yearlong honeymoon using th ...more
Suzy Branch and Nick Lansing came from prominent families who no longer had money. They were both attractive people and good conversationalists who were welcomed into the homes of the wealthy. Suzy and Nick decided to marry, and figured that they should be able to live well for a yearlong honeymoon using th ...more
Nick and Susy are a just-married impoverished American couple who before their marriage lived mostly on the generosity of their friends. They fell in love and decided to marry on the basis that if they asked for all their wedding presents in the form of cash and stayed at friends’ houses in Europe as much as possible, they should have enough money for a year-long honeymoon. Things are blissful at first, but then there’s trouble.
This is a short book that would have been even shorter, perhaps not ...more
This is a short book that would have been even shorter, perhaps not ...more
It’s like the House of Mirth but with the character growth that allows for a happy ending. As such, I think I may have enjoyed this one more - the other might be more realistic overall, but this one was sweeter.
Aug 26, 2010
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