Daring Bride: Montclair at the Crossroads 1932-1939 [Paperback]

A glut of characters hinders enjoyment of this 13th book in Peart's popular series. The story focuses on three women of the Montrose and Cameron families of Virginia. All three were widowed young and must rebuild their lives during the Great Depression. Kitty Traherne is still bitter over her poet husband's death during World War I and writes a realistic book on the horrors of war, which alienates her from her twin sister. Kitty's cousin Evalee, still distraught over the death of her Russian husband in an automobile accident, soon finds herself torn between two suitors, one wealthy and mean, one kind but poor. A third relation is young Bryanne, mourning the death of the man she loved. While the romantic elements are sensitively depicted, this book is very much one of a series. It's a "clean" book, rather than a Christian novel. Libraries with other "Brides of Montclair" titles should purchase this one, but others may want to pass.
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With the Depression clouding the present and World War II looming on the horizon, Aunt Garnet's ninetieth birthday is a reunion time for the Montrose and Cameron families.Kitty Traherne, pretty niece to Aunt Garnet and WWI field nurse, tries to warn the nation of the terrors of war through a book she struggles to publish.

Jane Peart is a best-selling novelist. With nearly 650,000 books sold, her popular Brides of Montclair series is one of the longest continuous series on the market. Her other series include Westward Dreams and American Quilt

Craig Cavanaugh opened his briefcase and drew out the folder containing the manuscript. It was getting dark when he finished reading. No question, he thought, Kitty Traherne can write. Her face came back into his mind. He saw the pain in her eyes, heard the urgency in her voice, as he recalled the passion with which she had told him her reason for writing this highly controversial book. A slight flush had swept over her pale face as she said, "I think this country is in danger of being drawn into another foreign war, Mr. Cavanaugh." Kitty Traherne, who had been a field nurse in France during World War I, knew the madness of war firsthand and couldn't bear to see it happen again. She had to risk doing whatever she could to prevent it, however the public might respond--and despite the bitter rift she was creating between herself and her family, the Camerons. She had to tell people about the horror of the last war, remind them of the awful price paid by the young men who were made to fight it. As an editor, Craig Cavanaugh dealt with writers all the time. But something about Kitty Traherne touched him in a different way. Craig would fight to publish her book--and in the process, he hoped to get to know its lovely author. . . .

Jane Peart is a best-selling novelist in both the secular and Christian markets.Her beloved Brides of Montclair Series is one of the longest continuous series on the market.She has also published the Westward Dreams Series, the American Quilts Series, and the Orphan Train Trilogy.