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It's a Great World!
First published 1935 · 307 pages
A charmingly vintage Washington romance where high-society glamour meets the tender, frustrating dance of a marriage of convenience.
What it feels like
Stepping into this novel feels like slipping on a pair of elegant vintage gloves. The atmosphere is steeped in the polite glamour and political intrigue of 1930s Washington D.C., offering a cozy, nostalgic retreat into a world where honor and duty reign supreme. The narrative unfolds at a steady, comforting pace, driven by the delicious frustration of a marriage of convenience clouded by stubborn misunderstandings. Its prose is wonderfully old-fashioned, characterized by earnest dialogue and a deeply optimistic worldview. It is a delightfully wholesome read that will captivate fans of gentle, classic romances who love watching two noble, well-intentioned people slowly navigate their way through societal expectations and personal pride to find genuine, enduring love.
- Mood
- nostalgic
- glamorous
- wholesome
- cozy
- Tone
- earnest
- optimistic
- melodramatic
- polite
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · high society politics · duty and honor · romantic misunderstandings
- The writing
- Charming and distinctly vintage, filled with polite society dialogue, earnest declarations, and descriptive period details.
- The arc
- Moves from the frustrating distance of a misunderstood arrangement to the warm satisfaction of true, confessed love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who adore gentle, old-fashioned romances filled with 1930s glamour, noble characters, and satisfyingly resolved misunderstandings.
Content notes
- outdated social attitudes
- mild physical injury
About the book
A marriage resulting out of a misunderstanding occurs and an accident results in the marriage being only in name. Mixed with power struggles in washington and as usual misunderstandings between Eve and Jeff.
Description from Open Library.
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