THE GRACE DIVORCE

by Frank Swinnerton ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 18, 1960

This is the third in the sequence begun with The Woman from Sicily and continued in A Tigress in the Village. Somehow this seems the least successful of the three, for there is undue dependence on coincidence in bringing the salient facts to light. Mary, adored mother of the three Graces, is contemplating a second marriage; Phil, the eldest son, is happily married to Dulcie; Jane, glamorous and somewhat worldly, has fallen in love with a rather obvious bounder; and Raymond is indulging in daydreams about his talent as a painter and marries a ruthless young actress who believes his exalted idea of himself. Just how coincidence plays an undue part in precipitating both Jane and Raymond's enlightenment about their mates -- and how an accident to Mary proves the catalyst, combine to make one feel that this is tailored to fit and contrived. But Frank Swinnerton conveys the atmosphere of a small English town 80 miles from London -- and of a way of life that, despite its contemporary setting, seems slightly old-fashioned.

Pub Date: Nov. 18, 1960

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1960

Categories: FICTION