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"She could never, looking backwards, remember a time when she had not known that a woman's failure or success in life depended entirely upon whether or not she succeeded in getting a husband" When in the company of a young man a dutiful daughter should immediately assume an air of fresh, sparkling enjoyment. She should not speak of "being friends" with him-a young man is either eligible or he is not-and never, but never, should she get herself talked about, for a young girl who does so is doomed. "Men may dance with her, or flirt with her, but they don't propose." It would be quite a coup for a girl to find a husband during her first season, but if, God forbid, three seasons pass without success, she must join the ranks of those sad women who are a great embarrassment to society and, above all, to their disappointed mothers ...With such thoughts in mind, how can Monica fail to look forward to her first ball?

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: Thank Heaven Fasting
• Author: E. M. Delafield
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258
• EAN: 9781448204366
• ISBN: 1448204364
• ID: 04802079
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 398 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. February 2013

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