Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Envy

In the book Envy by Anna Godbersen, the character Henry Schoonmaker is facing a difficult problem because he was forced to marry Penelope by blackmail and he loves another girl named Diana. He says to Penelope, "And then, when we get back to New York, I am going to find a way to leave you. I'm not sure how yet, but I can't stay in this absurd joke of a marriage any longer" Henry is facing a difficult decission but he overcomes this by getting dirt on Penelope so then she can't blackmail him anymore. Another character that is facing a difficult problem in the book is Elizabeth (Diana's older sister), she realized that she is pregnant with her dead husbands baby and she can't tell the society about it because then her and her families life is over. She was grown up in a very high class family and so now she has to make the decision of getting an abortion or marry another man. In this book, there are many twists and problems that each character faces and it's fun to read to see what happens next!

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