Mrs. Ussher’s New Year house party gathers the half-dozen most fashionable people in New York, and the hostess has an instinct for whoever is on the rise. Among her guests, a clear-eyed young woman strikes a frank bargain with a man who insists he will never be in love with her, while the others pursue matches of their own.
A witty comedy of manners about money and marriage by the author of The White Cliffs. Download the free EPUB.