Another one down on the first 100 quest. This one is numbered 17 and was published in 1972. This one was about step siblings falling in love. There was a pretty big age gap so they never lived together as siblings. She wants to get away from home so her step mom sends her to live with Adam in London and take a secretarial course. He is totally in love with an actress who wants him to move his doctor practice to a more swanky location and stop treating poor people before she will marry him. But he falls in love with the step sister and dumps her. This story was somewhat uneven in that he sort of blew hot and cold. And weirdly when the step mom finds out about their relationship she has a cow. Not because of the age factor or even the squick factor but because she is jealous of the heroine for having a more important part in her sons life than she does.

Still not the worst of the first 100 I've read.

And just because I've got to say this...Goodreads will no longer let me choose what day I read this. The only option which works is "set to today". Grrrr ( )

Maria goes to London to live with her stepbrother while taking a secretarial course. His fiancee feels threatened and does what she can to make Maria feel unwelcome and gauche. But in the end love wins.

I enjoyed this book. It is dated but the writing and story are still good. I like that Maria has a mind of her own and can stand her grounds at times but she does need to grow up which she will when she feels certain of Adam and his feelings. I like how she gentles Adam.

Anne Mather is one of my favorite authors. ( )