Light, amusing little tale about an honest rich man from the West coming to New York and getting involved with high society folk, in particular a beautiful, mercenary woman who is out to trap him into matrimony. (Goodreads)
Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 – August 22, 1942) was an American writer whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses influenced political opinion during the American suffrage movement, and her verse novel The White Cliffs influenced political thought during the U.S.'s entry into World War I She also wrote novels and screenplays.