Invitation to the married life (by Angela Huth)

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I picked up a book by Angela Huth inexpensively in a charity shop, although at first glance it didn't look quite like my kind of book. Still, the blurb on the back seemed reasonably interesting, and I like to discover new authors from time to time.

'Invitation to the married life' opens with a breakfast scene between Thomas - a renowned philanderer - and his wife Rachel, who lives for her secret addition: sleeping!

Gradually various other characters are introduced, all of them married. They have all also been invited to the Farthingoes' ball.

The book is light and descriptive, although without much plot. The book charts each couple's progress towards the ball, with believable - if rather caricatured - characters.

It had, I thought, a fairly satisfying ending. I doubt if I'll read it again, though.