THE HIGHEST DREAM

by Phyllis Whitney ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 1, 1956

A frothy novel whose lofty overtones somehow fail to attach themselves firmly to a predominantly light narrative about Lisa Somers, daughter of a nationally famous radio commentator. Determined to make her own way in the world, Lisa comes to New York after college and gets a job as a U.N. guide. The friendships she finds with girls from all over the world and in particular with Reland from Scotland provide interesting and broadening experiences. So do the workings of the U.N. and its many agencies, which Lisa learns about in the course of her guiding. But paramount in her life is Norman, a young radio newsman who proves romantically difficult for both Reland and Lisa. The child of an unhappy marriage, Norman has his doubts about women in general and only at the last does he see Lisa, who has been offered a public relations job with UNICEF, as a resourceful girl who will make a loving wife. Social emphasis is on the less publicized work of agencies such as UNICEF, but in sum readers will be far more impressed with the glamour of international life than with specific jobs and policies which are but thinly examined here.

Pub Date: Aug. 1, 1956

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Youth Today series- McKay

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1956

Categories: FICTION