First published in 1938 but still a compelling read. At about 100 pages it is more of a novella than a novel.

I mailed this to Lisa-B during my lunch break today as part of CasualReader's BookRelay. Sent it surface mail so it will probably take forever!

Thanks a lot! Another author I would not have known about without BookCrossing. I am very much looking forward to reading it.

It reads in fact like a short story or a novella. Very condensed and atmospheric.

It's on its way to Kaija!

Came in the mail today.... Can't wait to read.. I'll make sure to pass it on to someone else afterwards.. Thanks for sharing it!

Hmm.. I'm not sure what I think of this really. It's an interesting story, but.. and this is a rather annoying "but", there's no "'s! Conversations are just written as normal, so, I kept having to reread parts, because I didn't notice until halfway through the sentence that someone was speaking... (and then didn't always know who it was!).. It was a little bit annoying.. I like the story itself, and the characters are interesting.. I also reread the last part several times..because I really don't know what it was supposed to mean! The whole, now I know why she would say Dear Royal.. *shrug*.. Why? Did I miss something?.. Was she being condescending? Was she pitiying him?.. I don't know where she was going with that. For its time I'm sure it could have been groundbreaking.. (although I still prefer Carol which I think was written in the 50's.. maybe.. can't remember for sure)

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Sent with a trade.. Enjoy it!

Received in a book trade. Thanks!

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