The Bachelors: A Novel

"The Bachelors: A Novel" by William Dana Orcutt is a story that takes place in the early 1900s, focusing on Montgomery Huntington and Connie Cosden, two unmarried men with a strong friendship despite their differences. The main part of the story follows their talks about marriage and love, showing ideas about friendship, goals, and how complicated love can be. The story begins with their golf club pals making jokes about how different they are, showing Cosden's energy compared to Huntington's more thoughtful personality. When Cosden says he wants to get married, it makes them both think about their lives as bachelors and opens the door to looking at relationships more closely, wondering about what people expect from them, and the mixed feelings that come with love.