Economics undergrad Cynthia Proctor knows everything about statistical impossibilities. In 1954, women like her from middle-class families do not earn degrees from prestigious New England colleges. When Cynthia receives notice that her scholarship will now be given to a male student, she knows her chances of graduating are slim.But an invitation to spend the summer lakeside in Maine turns into a job at Elizabeth Arden's Maine Chance spa, where Cynthia will learn that the best investment of all is herself.
This was enjoyable and transported me to a place I didn't know existed -- the Maine Chance spa in Maine in the 1950s. Cynthia's struggles and impossible position were very well written and my heart ached for me. My favorite character, however, was the artist that Cynthia befriends. Such a unique read - give this a try!
It beggared belief that the ordinary-looking man in front of her held her future in his hands. Nothing in the slope of his slim shoulders or the tilt of his head, only thinly covered in graying hair, suggested the outsize influence he wielded in his chosen field. But one way or another, she needed an answer. Cynthia raised her fist and rapped on the sturdy wooden doorframe.
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