Romantic Marriage #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Strange Role for Love" follows Viola Nelson, who becomes obsessed with resembling movie star Gloria Gale and copies her appearance and mannerisms, driving a wedge between her and her husband Charlie. When Charlie explicitly rejects her imitation, Viola channels her creative energy into writing a one-act play titled "How to be an Ideal Wife," which wins a contest and brings her recognition. "Date with Love!" depicts a woman wracked with guilt over infidelity, struggling to maintain her marriage to Dave while her conscience torments her for having cheated on him.
Marie Starr sacrificed her dancing dreams to marry Bill, only to pour that ambition into her daughter Sally—now a rising star in amateur dance contests. When Bill’s promotion sends them to Chicago, Marie refuses to follow, determined to keep Sally in New York for a TV audition, unaware her daughter longs for a normal childhood and her father’s presence. As Sally’s resistance grows, Marie begins to see how deeply she’s mistaken—and realizes she must choose between her dreams and her daughter’s happiness.
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Reprinted in Romantic Marriage #19 (1953), Agonizing Love #[nn] (2011)
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