"Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party" by Sara Ware Bassett is a novel that pulls back the curtain on the world of New York high society during the bridge craze. The story revolves around Mrs. Reginald Norman and her circle of friends as they wrestle with an invitation to a bridge party hosted by the Christys, a family trying to break into their exclusive social scene. What begins as a firm decision to snub the newcomers gradually crumbles as curiosity and the lure of financial gain take hold, exposing the group's own vulnerabilities and prejudices; the narrative exposes the changing tides of social status, where wealth and appearances often outweigh genuine character, and paints a picture of social climbing in a society grappling with tradition and modern ambition.
Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party
By Sara Ware Bassett
In a world of social intrigue, an exclusive group confronts its own values when faced with the ambition of newcomers and the irresistible pull of a lavish bridge party.
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Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
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