Contrary Mary
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1535446390 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 362 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Just an old-fashioned love story, the kind that will reach your heart."A love story with its heart in the right place." -Life Magazine"I find it a great book than twenty other novels that I have undertaken to read. The pages are filled with silken ladies and gallant gentlemen in garden and fireside scenes concerned with matters of life and love and death. If I had been a woman, I think I would like to have something like Contrary Mary, standing up every day on her own feet, using her mind in a womanly and sensibly human way. The effect is to give the entire result an atmosphere of reality." -The Book News Monthly The story of a loyal, gracious woman, and an unspoiled man."This is a heart story. The scene of the story is Washington and matters of national importance figure
Her books included Judy, Glory of Youth, Contrary Mary, Mistress Anne, The Tin Soldier, The Trumpeter Swan, and The Gay Cockade (14 Short Stories). . About the Author American fiction writer Irene Temple Bailey was a best selling author of her time who had three of her books on the list of bestselling novels in the United States in 1918, 1922, and 1926; as well as several movies produced out of her amazing novels
American fiction writer Irene Temple Bailey was a best selling author of her time who had three of her books on the list of bestselling novels in the United States in 1918, 1922, and 1926; as well as several movies produced out of her amazing novels. Her books included Judy, Glory of Youth, Contrary Mary, Mistress Anne, The Tin Soldier, The Trumpeter Swan, and The Gay Cockad
"Five Stars" according to jp. excellent book highly recommended. What made Mary contrary? Mary was contrary because she didn't want to marry someone she did not love for money. Yep. That's what will make you contrary in 191What made Mary contrary? Kathleen Vincenz Mary was contrary because she didn't want to marry someone she did not love for money. Yep. That's what will make you contrary in 1914. Mary also didn't want her aunt to care for her--she wanted to be independent and marry a man whose dreams she could share in.I actually read this twice because I liked it so much the first time. The second time paled a bit, but that should be expected, after all it wasn't that great the first time. I liked Mary and I liked he. . Mary also didn't want her aunt to care for her--she wanted to be independent and marry a man whose dreams she could share in.I actually read this twice because I liked it so much the first time. The second time paled a bit, but that should be expected, after all it wasn't that great the first time. I liked Mary and I liked he. Top Fiction of Yesteryear Here's how this vintage fiction was described in 1918: "An old-fashioned love story that is nontheless modern."The National Library for the Blind describes it this way: "The Ballard siblings, Mary, Constance, and Barry, live in anold house in Washington, D.C. With Constance gettingmarried, their aunts, Isabelle and Frances, want Mary toclose up the house. However, Mary feels responsible forBarry, so she has taken the bold step of renting the TowerRoom to a ge