''Chloe Marr'' is a 1946 comedy novel by the British writer

A.A. Milne Alan Alexander Milne (; 18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as for children's poetry. Milne was primarily a playwright before the huge success of Winni ...

.Shaw p.36 It was the last of a handful of novels written by Milne, better known for his plays and his short stories about Winnie the Pooh.

Synopsis

During the

Interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...

Chloe Marr, a celebrated

Mayfair Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world. ...

society beauty plays off her many suitors against each other but nurses a deep secret.

References

Bibliography

* Cohen, Nadia. ''The Extraordinary Life of A. A. Milne''. Grub Street Publishers, 2017. * Haring-Smith, Tori. ''A.A. Milne: A Critical Bibliography''. Garland, 1982. * Shaw, Bruce. ''Jolly Good Detecting: Humor in English Crime Fiction of the Golden Age''. McFarland, 2013. 1946 British novels Novels by A. A. Milne British comedy novels Novels set in London Novels set in the 1920s Methuen Publishing books {{1940s-novel-stub