Two people

"Two People" [is] an exploration of marriage between a couple (based on the Milnes) which adore each other but do not always connect intellectually or communicate effectively. Reginald Wellard has just - to his surprise - written a novel ("Bindweed") and - to his greater surprise - it is becoming very popular. His lovely and young wife Sylvia is supportive ("Of coruse you wrote a novel, darling. Fancy!") but is not able to engage him intellectually. This leads to his questioning of what marriage is and how well his own functions. This sounds heavy-handed, and though the novels deals with serious doubts, it is remains light ("mercurial" - Boston Transcript, 1931), effervescent, funny, and always charming. --Christy at www.goodreads.com.