An Ideal Marriage?
Worth buying if: You enjoy late-1990s romantic drama.
Skip it if: You prefer contemporary-set relationship novels.
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Summary
Helen Bianchin's An Ideal Marriage? follows the emotional entanglements and decisions at the heart of a marriage tested by secrets and shifting loyalties, delivered in a 1998 general-interest novel format.
Why this book now
Readers looking to revisit late-90s romantic fiction or explore Thorndike Press's backlist will find this 1998 title a compact example of the era's relationship storytelling.
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- You enjoy late-1990s romantic drama.
- You collect Helen Bianchin or Thorndike reprints.
- You prefer contemporary-set relationship novels.
- You want a literary experimental form or nontraditional structure.
- You need the newest edition, freshest examples, or the most current framing.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780263153712
Worth buying if: You enjoy late-1990s romantic drama.
Skip it if: You prefer contemporary-set relationship novels.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 288 pages in a general-interest format, expect a moderate single-sitting or several-evenings read focused on plot and emotional beats.
What stands out here
This Thorndike Press 1998 catalog entry highlights the author's established romantic-fiction voice and the title's placement in late-90s popular romance.
Best way to approach it
Approach as character-driven mainstream romance: follow motivations and relationship choices rather than seeking experimental prose or fragmented chronology.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780263153712
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