His Official Fiancee

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Monica Trant and her colleagues don t even consider their employer, William Waters, a man He s just Still Waters, the abominably accurate machine who barks out orders and gives them dictation So when he calls Monica into his office with a bizarre job offer, to pretend to be his fianc e for the next year, it s little wonder that she is taken completely by surprise But when circumstances force Monica to accept this position as Mr Water s nominal fianc e she finally finds her backbone She may be a poor clerk who s come down in the world, but her new position has perquisites Mr Waters never could have foreseen the opportunity for Monica to have the upper hand and needle him every chance she gets, all under her guise as His Official Fianc e Praise for Berta Ruck One can always depend on finding an interesting plot, strongly tinged with originality, in any novel by this author The New York Times, April 23, 1922 Best Read His Official Fiancee [ Author ] Berta Ruck [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr A poor husband is better than none Berta Ruck AKA Berta Oliver AKA Mrs Oliver Onions wrote some off the wall contemporary romances in the early 1900s. She was a British writer known for her one of a kind characters Her stories also contained jargon with some heavy English or Scottish speech And if you do a little research you can find some of her books to read in a PDF format at no cost This particular story was also made into a silent movie and then, in 1944, a Swedish comedy Hans OfficA poor husband is better than none Berta Ruck AKA Berta Oliver AKA Mrs Oliver Onions wr...One of the most amazing things about this book is that it was written in 1914, yet resonates as a modern feeling, romantic story somewhat along the lines of Sandra Bullock s 2009 comedy The Proposal It doesn t feel dated Perhaps you can find the odd, quaint expression here and there or a few old fashioned limitations on the male female relationship, but the heroine of this story is a very sassy, smart, independent minded female.Monica Trant is a well bred woman now living in reduced circumstan One of the most amazing things about this book is that it was written in 1914, yet resonates as a modern feeling, romantic story somewhat along the lines of Sandra Bullock s 2009 comedy The Proposal It doesn t feel dated Perhaps you can find the odd, quaint expression here and there or a few old fashioned limitations on the male female relationship, but the heroine of this story is a very sassy, smart, independent minded female.Monica Trant is a well bred woman now living in reduced circumstances She and her brother, who h...Surprisingly delightful It was witty and charming and I just couldn t put it down Everything about it was wonderful.Monica Trant earns a miserable 25 shillings a week as a typist When her overbearing and very strait laced boss asks her to pretend to be her fiancee for the princely sum of 10 pounds a week she can t afford to say no This book is Berta Ruck s first novel she went on to write another 79 It s brilliantly entertaining and written in sparkling 1st person, which means you get a real insight into the mind of a girl in the 1910s, who has had a downturn of fortunes and is trying to make the best of Monic...Actually, it s a 3.5 This was a really cute book that revolved around an engagement of convenience and the fact that people aren t really what they seem there s often greater depth andfacets The original copyright is 1917, so it s not actually historical, but it s interesting to see things through contemporary rather than retro...The characters interactions and dialogue are a hoot and the story moves along entertainingly.From 1914 This book is not great literature the end is fairly painful and the plot is oh so clich , but it was quite funny and a good light read Monica Trant is a secretary in an office Everyone hates the boss so she finds lots of chances to get back at him while being paid to pretend to be his fianc e It ends like you d think it might No big surprises.I m glad I gave Berta Ruck another chance I didn t like The Immortal Girl enough to finish it, even, but after readi...This was a great choice for reading on a plane pleasant, undemanding, and often quite funny Considering that it was first published in 1917, it holds up remarkably well, with only a few pop culture references to long forgotten silent film stars to trip up the modern reader, but as it was obvious from context what these were, they didn t trouble me Readers of modern romance might be disappointed to discover that the heroine doesn t begin to change her mind about the hero until well past the ha This was a great choice for reading on a plane pleasant, undemanding, and often quite funny Considering that it was first published in 1917, it holds up remarkably well, with only a few pop culture references to long forgotten silent film stars to trip up the modern...This book was actually written in 1914, not in the 60s or 70s as the copyright might lead people to believe The romance is predictable, but it is interesting to read a book set among secretaries in this time period, when the idea of women as office workers is ju...A cute, British romantic comedy introduced to me by a friend Very entertaining if slow paced sometimes , I would recommend it to Jane Austen fans

His Official Fiancee
  • English
  • 14 August 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • Berta Ruck
  • His Official Fiancee