The Life She Wanted by Anita Abriel EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Anita Abriel
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- Genre: Friendship Fiction
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July 1926, Hyde Park, New York
Tonight was the night that twenty-year-old Pandora Carmichael would be
asked to become the future Mrs. Owen Winthrop, she was sure of it.
Pandora couldn’t recall a time when she didn’t have a crush on Owen.
Owen had been coming to Riverview, the Van Luyens’ estate, where
Pandora’s father was the private tennis instructor, every summer for ages.
Pandora always loved sneaking glances at Owen on the court when he
played tennis with Archie, the Van Luyens’ son and her close friend. How
could Pandora not develop feelings for Owen? He was good looking and
charming and had always been so kind to her.
This weekend, Owen’s parents were hosting their annual July Fourth
weekend party at Rosecliff, and Pandora was thrilled to be invited.
Archie, sitting in the driver’s seat, glanced over his shoulder and
smiled. “If Pandora’s jaw drops any lower, she’ll swallow a butterfly,” he
joked.
As the car inched closer to Rosecliff, Pandora allowed herself to be
swept up by its grandeur. The house was built in the neoclassical style with
arched French windows and pink marble pilasters. The forecourt was
adorned with a bronze statue and manicured hedges. Gardeners must have
had to prune them every day. Flowers bloomed everywhere, and to the side
of the house there was a greenhouse, a tennis court, and a swimming pool.
“Don’t make fun of Pandora,” Archie’s sister, Virginia, chided from the
front passenger seat. “The first time I saw Rosecliff, even I was impressed.
At least the Winthrops were smart enough to invite Pandora to the party.
She’s more interesting than any of the other young women who’ll be there.
All they care about is finishing their season with a diamond ring on their
left hand and an appointment to view the bridal suite at the Plaza.”
“Most girls aren’t like you; they want to get married,” Archie
reminded her. “Even Pandora. Why shouldn’t she? There’s nothing wrong
with wanting to have a husband and family.”
“That’s easy for you to say; you’re a man. No one’s going to stop you
from doing anything,” Virginia replied darkly. “You weren’t thrown out of
Princeton simply for hosting a literary discussion.”
Virginia had been asked to leave Smith College last April for using the
dormitory as a literary salon. If she had asked permission, the college
president, William Neilson, explained to Virginia’s parents, it might have
been different. Instead, Virginia bought up all the copies of The Awakening
by Kate Chopin at the bookstore and distributed them to the girls on her
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