Without Any Amazement by Margaret Malcolm
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Written in 1948, this is an arranged marriage between 17-year-old schoolgirl Jacynth and considerably older Jonathan Branksome.
Jacynth isn’t reluctant at all, for what it’s worth, she seems to regard marriage as an exciting adventure. Which it possibly was for a schoolgirl in her era.
“There’s the vicar,” she said breathlessly. “Grandmother told me that he was coming. Mr…

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