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Kathleen Norris delivers a poignant study of relationships in "Second Hand Wife," following Sandra Trumbull who unexpectedly marries her demanding boss, Carter Cavendish. Amid lavish estates, a troubled teenagers' mother, Betty Cavendish’s surprise divorce suit, and the family’s emotional turmoil, Sandra’s marriage is tested. The novel culminates in a legal showdown that confronts the couple’s commitment while also addressing the daughter’s distress, offering a humanly tender narrative about resilience and reconciliation.
First publish date: 1932
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Kathleen Thompson Norris
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