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Jordon Family #8
Wedding Bells
Book 8 of the Jordon Series. The week before a Jordon wedding makes a perfect setting for a warmhearted, tender story by Janet Lambert.
194 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1961
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Janet Lambert
155 books42 followersJanet Lambert, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, was a popular girls' story author from 1941 through 1969 (and beyond to today). She wrote 54 books during that time about a number of different girls and their families. Her most popular series were about the Parrishes and the Jordons. These stories, and many of her other series, became entwined as the various characters met each other, married, and then had children of their own!
Janet, having an interest in both the theater and writing, decided to write her own plays in which to act. She did achieve her goal and appeared on Broadway. When she married a career Army officer, her life on stage came to a close, but her stories were still flowing. Knowing well the "life of the Army," many of Ms. Lambert's books are set on Army posts throughout the United States.
Legend has it that her stories started as bedtime stories for her children while they were overseas. Each night, the author would tell the next "installment" of the series. Later, after her kids were grown, she penned one of her stories (Star Spangled Summer) and—according to legend—it was sold to a publisher the very day after she sent it to them.
Janet, having an interest in both the theater and writing, decided to write her own plays in which to act. She did achieve her goal and appeared on Broadway. When she married a career Army officer, her life on stage came to a close, but her stories were still flowing. Knowing well the "life of the Army," many of Ms. Lambert's books are set on Army posts throughout the United States.
Legend has it that her stories started as bedtime stories for her children while they were overseas. Each night, the author would tell the next "installment" of the series. Later, after her kids were grown, she penned one of her stories (Star Spangled Summer) and—according to legend—it was sold to a publisher the very day after she sent it to them.
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October 8, 2022
This is a slice of life novel and 8th in a series. I don't know if it was because I didn't read the others, but I didn't enjoy this. It came across as too outdated and unrealistic. I don't think people were ever really like this . It actually made me a little mad, because when I was a little girl reading books like this, they led me to expect life and relationships to be like this and they just aren't.
November 30, 2018
I'm close to running out of Jordon Family books--whatever will I do? Probably finish off every other Janet Lambert story I can find, then start over again. Yes, I love these books that much! Janet Lambert's deceptively simple characters have far more depth and complexity than most modern authors manage to produce!
I was delighted by the conflict between Bobby and Susan on the very eve of their marriage--a confrontation that absolutely needed to happen. I adore Bobby, but he has his issues, and Susan proves herself equal to challenging his controlling, jealous, and disrespectful attitudes. I think those two will have a truly happy marriage, although she will have her hands full.
I only wish Janet Lambert could have lived long enough to write stories for the next generations of Parrishes and Jordons, etc!
I was delighted by the conflict between Bobby and Susan on the very eve of their marriage--a confrontation that absolutely needed to happen. I adore Bobby, but he has his issues, and Susan proves herself equal to challenging his controlling, jealous, and disrespectful attitudes. I think those two will have a truly happy marriage, although she will have her hands full.
I only wish Janet Lambert could have lived long enough to write stories for the next generations of Parrishes and Jordons, etc!
August 15, 2015
What I like best about this book is that it brings together all of the characters in Lambert's Jordan and Parrish families, along with two of the Drayton boys from that series, into one book for Susan Jordan's wedding. Amongst all the preparations for Susan's wedding once again there is the underlying story of the youngest girl, Bitsy, who is being groomed for Lambert's next starring character.
The Lambert series with the books read in chronological order of happenings and not in the order numbered is great.
The Lambert series with the books read in chronological order of happenings and not in the order numbered is great.
February 18, 2025
Honestly this one was hard to get through. So many characters and so little plot. I kept reading this only when my brain was exhausted from the day and had trouble processing all the family relationships. Not one I would necessarily recommend but its nostalgic for early 20th century farming families if you're into that.
March 13, 2017
All the Parrish family and most of the Jordon family are gathering in New York for the wedding of Susan Jordon and Bobby Parrish. It's an exciting and busy time for the two families, and for once no major crises arise to stir things up. Bitsy Jordon finds herself drawn in two different directions: at 16, she's a bit dreamy eyed over Susan's ex, Princeton student Keith, but she's also getting to know Davy Parrish, David and Carrol's 16 year old son.
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