Hardcover Fiction

by A. J. Cronin · Little, Brown

by Eric Knight · Harper

by Helen McInnes · Little, Brown

by Marguerite Steen · Viking Press

by Hugh Walpole · Doubleday, Doran

by Isabel Rorick · Houghton Mifflin

Delightful and gently witty, Mr. and Mrs. Cugat offers a warm, affectionate, and humorous portrait of a young, happily married couple—George Cugat, a midwestern banker, and his charming wife, Mary Elizabeth. Structured as a series of light-hearted sketches based on "for better or worse" marital themes, Rorick explores the daily life and loving quirks of marriage with playful insight. Her prose captures the subtle humor in domestic routines, social engagements, and mutual misunderstandings, celebrating partnership, affection, and respectful banter. Originally published as magazine stories, the book became a best-seller in 1941 (one of the top ten), inspiring a 1942 film - Are Husbands Necessary? , the radio show - My Favorite Husband , and eventually serving as the inspiration behind I Love Lucy.