Spanish 1 Expresate! [Paperback]

Nancy A. Humbach (Author)

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Publication Date: March 30, 2008

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About the Author

American novelist and playwright, Mary Roberts is best known for her unforgettable mystery stories. She took up writing in 1903 and the same year her first story was published. Her first book, The Circular Staircase (1908), was an instant success. Her success was ensured with the appearance of The Man in Lower Ten (1909). Rinehart also penned a series of novels beginning with The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry (1911). During World War I, Rinehart served as a war correspondent. She described this experience in Kings, Queens and Pawns (1915). She also wrote humorous character sketches, romances and nine plays. Most of these plays were written in collaboration with Avery Hopwood. Her autobiography, My Story, was published in 1931 and revised in 1948. At the time of her death her books had sold more than 10 million copies. Rinehart's major books include The State Versus Elinor Norton (1934), Swimming Pool (1951), and The Best of Tish (1955). --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt School (March 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0554002140
• ISBN-13: 978-0554002149
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #596,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A comedy of errors, June 27, 2008

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A. Woman (Greeneville, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When A Man Marries (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book and I'm coming to enjoy Mary Rinehart's style of writing. It's a shame she's been sort of forgotten nowadays when she was a best selling author way back at the beginning of the 20th century.

The story is a comedy of errors among the privileged class. Society gal Kit McNair tries to do her friend Jim a favor by posing as his wife so his aunt (who holds the purse strings) won't know he's divorced. A small dinner party at Jim's house quickly falls apart when the servants run for the hills after the butler is initially diagnosed with smallpox and the entire house is quarantined. Things are made even more difficult when Jim's actual ex-wife invades the scene and is forced to be cooped up with the now helpless group. (The men don't even know how to shave themselves!)

As they attempt to survive the week, and each other, to see if anyone will come down with the disease, there's a minor mystery of some missing jewelry. But we're not here for that, we're in it for the romance. For Jim, who's still in love with his ex, is trying to woo her back, making it look like he's cheating on Kit when he's really not since they're not married. Meanwhile, Kit is developing a soft spot for Tom, one of the other guests, but he thinks she's married to Jim and Tom is livid at Jim's blatant infidelity.

Add to the melee demanding Aunt Selina, who doesn't like Kit but expects her to fight for her man (which really _isn't_ her man), a group with cabin fever determined to break OUT of the house, a swarm of reporters and cops determined to keep them IN the house, and the struggle to figure out how to make an omelette and you have a pretty funny book with loveable characters and a quick pace.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!, December 16, 2010

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Nicole - See all my reviews

This review is from: When a Man Marries (Kindle Edition)

Very much in the style of Wodehouse. A delightful comedy about a bunch of silly rich people who get stuck quarantined in a house with no servants for a week. Complications include a jewel thief, a rich aunt, the main character pretending to be married to the nephew and a jealous ex-wife. A quick read and lots of fun.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny and enjoyable, November 2, 2010

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Lollipopbrat - See all my reviews

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This review is from: When a Man Marries (Kindle Edition)

I really loved this book. I thought it was very well written, full of humor and wit. Definitely a must read! I can't wait to read more books by this author!