The Malorys are an American family living in 1930s Paris as if they were still in the Deep South, with all the traditions and prejudices that go along with it. Beautiful sisters Marietta and Lucile are both attracted to Timothy, a young American associate at their father’s international law firm…though Marietta keeps her desires secret, plotting instead to take him for herself. But her scheming, under the guise of loving sisterhood, backfires in a devastating, surprising way, dramatically changing her life. And that’s only the beginning…
“It’s a curious and rather prankish mixture of comedy and satire, romance and tragedy, that all but defies classification.” New York Times
“A most interesting story. A thoroughly fine piece of work. Anne Green is clearly on her way in her own, special line of novel writing.” Evening Star
“The ironic comedy turns to iron tragedy. Almost in spite of herself, Anne Green has told the story of a lost generation, without background, traditions, or standards, drifting on the rocks.” Des Moines Register
“Vivacious and entertaining. Green has been able to strike the tragic notes without losing anything of the sparkle of her earlier books. We are confident it will be one of the most widely read books of the season.” Buffalo News
“Marietta is one of Anne Green’s best characters — gay, reckless, malicious, and possessing a deadly charm which she practices on a host of young men. Marietta’s dash through life, her ruthless annexing of anything or anybody, is made fascinating by Anne Green’s delightful telling.” Greenville News
“Her best work of fiction so far. A swift-moving, high-pressure novel, guaranteed good entertainment for a lonely evening.” Hartford Courant
“It is witty, trenchant, devastating. The characters are drawn whole. Her style is catabolic.” Knoxville News-Sentinel
“Marietta is intrinisically tragic, and yet it is sparkling with humor and exquisitely accurate in observation of everyday trifles. Miss Green has a Meredithian sense of comedy and a Gallic gayety and precision in its expression.” Minneapolis Journal
“Critics have called this young author shrewd and diabolically clever. She is all of that. Perhaps that is the reason the central character (we can’t say heroine, for there isn’t a thing heroic about Marietta Malory), is so clever.” The Morning Call
“Anne Green is undoubtedly one of our gayest literary producers. She has such a delightful time writing her books, there is nothing to do but enjoy them with her, to laugh with her at these people instead of becoming too serious over what is the inherent tragedy of their story. Miss Green’s writing has a piquant, wholly individual flavor. Her sense of comedy is acute and her pages are full of witty satire.” Salt Lake Tribune
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