Caroline Woods is an author I will look for again. Her new book The Lunar Housewife was intriguing. I could not put it down once I started reading it.
Written as a novel within aa novel, it is the story of a young woman starting out in New York City trying to build a career during the Cold War, 1950s. It is also a time that women are not treated equally to men, not really taken seriously in the business world. Working as a waitress a party she spots a handsome young man who is starting out in the magazine publishing business. Louise is interested in becoming an author and has been working on a manuscript. Joe the handsome magazine publisher and his friend Harry are starting up the new magazine and are at the party. Louise puts herself in front of Joe and they start to date. He also asks her to write an article for the first issue of the new magazine he and his friend Harry are publishing. Of course she writes under a male pseudonym, because who would read an article written by a woman.
As the romance builds with Joe, Louise becomes more and more suspicious that there is some subversive about the relationship with Harry and the magazine. Secrets are being kept by everyone. As Louise and Joe become more attached and serious int heir relationship we are also reading a manuscript that Louise is writing a romance novel. The romance dime novel, mirrors her personal thoughts and problems in life.
Easy to read and relate to if you grew up in the 50s and 60s . Interesting to read as an historical novel.
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