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Thank Heaven Fasting

"She could never, looking backwards, remember a time when she had not known that a woman's failure or success in life depended entirely upon whether or not she succeeded in getting a husband"When in the company of a young man a dutiful daughter should immediately assume an air of fresh, sparkling enjoyment. She should not speak of "being friends" with him-a young man is either eligible or he is not-and never, but never, should she get herself talked about, for a young girl who does so is doomed. "Men may dance with her, or flirt with her, but they don't propose." It would be quite a coup for a girl to find a husband during her first season, but if, God forbid, three seasons pass without success, she must join the ranks of those sad women who are a great embarrassment to society and, above all, to their disappointed mothers ... With such thoughts in mind, how can Monica fail to look forward to her first ball?

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 240
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-14-016187-8
  • EAN
  • 9780140161878
  • Genres
  • fiction, classics
  • Release date
  • 1989