An Ideal Marriage?

Year 1998
Pages 288

Worth buying if: You enjoy late-1990s romantic drama.

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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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A 1998 romantic drama from Helen Bianchin that examines promises, trust, and the costs of keeping an 'ideal' marriage.

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  • You enjoy late-1990s romantic drama.
  • You collect Helen Bianchin or Thorndike reprints.

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  • You prefer contemporary-set relationship novels.
  • You want a literary experimental form or nontraditional structure.
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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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