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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
I read a lot of romance novels from the 70s through the 90s, and I'm reviewing the ones I kept.
Mary Burchell was my favorite romance writer. She wrote romances from the 1930s to the 1980s, and they remained innocent and tame, romantic but not sexual. Although she published over 100 romance novels, she had some of the most unusual plots and actually managed to do some character development in 200 pages or less.
Across the Counter is not one of her best, although I found it a diverting read. The heroine has one of the few jobs open to a woman of her time - a salesperson in a large department store. My biggest issue with book is the timeline, as the heroine is about to be engaged, loses her almost-fiance to another woman, starts a pretend engagement, and falls in love with her pretend fiance all in about two weeks. But I enjoy Burchell's narrative style even when the plot is not one of her best.
The heroine is very good at her job and is offered opportunities to take on exciting projects because of her skill. I had to smile at the several references to how she'd have to quit her job once she got married. I'm glad we no longer live in an age where a woman who marries a coworker is automatically expected to quit.
Mary Burchell was my favorite romance writer. She wrote romances from the 1930s to the 1980s, and they remained innocent and tame, romantic but not sexual. Although she published over 100 romance novels, she had some of the most unusual plots and actually managed to do some character development in 200 pages or less.
Across the Counter is not one of her best, although I found it a diverting read. The heroine has one of the few jobs open to a woman of her time - a salesperson in a large department store. My biggest issue with book is the timeline, as the heroine is about to be engaged, loses her almost-fiance to another woman, starts a pretend engagement, and falls in love with her pretend fiance all in about two weeks. But I enjoy Burchell's narrative style even when the plot is not one of her best.
The heroine is very good at her job and is offered opportunities to take on exciting projects because of her skill. I had to smile at the several references to how she'd have to quit her job once she got married. I'm glad we no longer live in an age where a woman who marries a coworker is automatically expected to quit.