Ambition

1928. Train was the former assistant district attorney in New York City. His interactions with clients, together with his experiences in the courtroom, provided the material for the more than 250 short stories and novels he would write during his lifetime. Clarice Hungerford, who has ambition and beauty, is the finest character Train ever created. She knows how to get on in the world, and sets out to do it. In fact, one suspects that one of her steps to this end resulted in her twisting her ankle near 42d Street, just as Simon Kent was approaching. Simon Kent has ambition and intellect. He regards the calling of a lawyer as one dedicated to the Blind Goddess. But his intelligence results in his being taken into one of the biggest law firms in New York-which is dedicated to a divinity more strongly resembling a Golden Calf. The situation of a married couple fundamentally in conflict, which is complicated by the presence of another, very different girl, is the basis of a book which is exceedingly revealing-and throughout the greater part of it the clever and beautiful Clarice holds the stage and fascinates the reader. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.