Review: A WIFE OF NOBLE CHARACTER by Yvonne Georgina Puig

I reviewed A Wife of Noble Character (Henry Holt) by Yvonne Georgina Puig for Lone Star Literary Life! This debut novel is an update of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth, set among the oil-money elite of modern Houston. From the review:

Beautiful and pedigreed Vivienne Cally finds herself thirty years old, still living with her spiteful aunt, and working in a boutique for little more than minimum wage. Born to an oil fortune, Vivienne was orphaned as a very young child, and whatever money remains is controlled by her aunt, who has stipulated that Vivienne won�t see a dime unless she marries well. 

Future architect Preston Duffin is drawn to Vivienne, but has neither money nor pedigree. Preston, a scholarship student living in a garage apartment, hangs on the periphery of Vivienne�s privileged crowd, attempting to protect his ego by disdaining his friends� values with lofty philosophy.

Vivienne makes a friend in Paris who tells her, �If you�re born into a world where you don�t belong, you don�t have a choice. You have to find a way out.� A Wife of Noble Character is the story of Vivienne finding her way out, and the serendipitous conclusion is surprisingly satisfying.

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