Ladies Must Live

2021 reread: Still fresh and enjoyable on a second read. Definitely ordering my own copy.

2017: What a clever little tale! I've been meaning to try Alice Duer Miller's writing for several years now, and when my GR friend Madelyn start dishing out stars by the plenty for her works, I decided to try her sooner rather than later. I'm glad I did. This was a fun story of high society in the early 1900s, where expectation meets idealism between two strong souls. From the beginning it's pretty plain that neither of them can actually expect a happy ending, but even a good one might be too much to ask...right? Very unusual tale with plenty of little twists to keep it interesting.

Content: a few swears