The Country Cousin by Louis Auchincloss is the latest book from the library. I'd heard of him, but hadn't a clue what kind of writer he was. Turns out it was a good story and I would probably read more of his books. It is set in the mid-thirties and could have been any of those old movies with any of those players in the 30's movies. I especially liked the idea of Bette Davis or Maureen o'Sullivan playing Amy the main character. Couldn't figure out the gentlemen, but maybe Dick Powell, Leslie Howard & Franchot Tone as the main men. Joan Crawford would have to be in there too as the alter-ego to Amy.
Now how to cast the movie with current actresses! What a problem... could they even make it like a 30s movie? It was so typical of all those high society movies with all the great clothes and living areas. And the snobbishness and pettiness of some individuals. Set in New York where Amy is given a hand up by her older cousin who makes her a paid companion. The rest of the family looks down on her, but Amy escapes into her romantic fantasies of finding a true love, the consequences of which lead her into much subterfusion and uncertainty.
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