Second Best
by Denise Robins
Taste attributes: romancedramaslowwholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers alltroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded, small-scale romance novel: stirring and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
2.3 / 5
3 ratings
About This Book
When Barry Elderton comes back from Ceylon to marry Virginia Brame, it is to find her the wife of the wealthy Sir Ian Kingleigh. So Barry turns to Virginia's cousin Joan for consolation. But she, loving Barry as much as he loved Virginia, knows that for him she is only 'second best'. Can she ever be first in his affections?
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- Author
- Denise Robins
- Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 192
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- Open Library
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