Alexandra (who is 17) doesn’t get on with her sister Gail’s brother-in-law, Dominic (34, who has a current affairs tv program and is sent to dangerous places to cover stories). Alexandra wants to marry her young boyfriend Roger but Dominic is opposed to it (due to a bad marriage of his own when he was young). Eventually Alexandra and Dominic become attracted to each other…

I didn’t find Alexandra and Dominic a convincing couple. The age difference was very obvious, especially due to her immature behavior, and temper tantrums. I couldn’t imagine worldly Dominic seriously interested in her, especially when he could have any woman he wanted. Though, he did act like a jerk at times. I usually enjoy Carole Mortimer’s books, but I didn’t care for this one. ( )

God, I cannot do this. The dude is 35 and the GIRL is 17. What the actual fuck. When I started this and the girl is shown to be 17 years old, I was like, ew, ok, maybe this is one of those they-spend-10-years-apart-and-meet-again-WHEN-SHE-IS-A-GROWN-PERSON, but nope, she is 17 the whole time.

I realize that this was published in 1980, but guess what? I DON'T CARE. This shit is gross and harmful.