This is the second book (I've read recently) that mentions the severe problem America had with time before they developed the concept of time zones and standardized times. This book mentions that more than 100 trains collided because of the non-standardization of time across the country. However, in this book, time is the background story. The front-and-center story is about the bride that was left at the altar.
There are two jewelers in town and they have an ongoing feud. Each keeps a different time. Unfortunately, the citizens in town are caught between the two men and their differing times. Some go by one time and some follow the other's ideas. The town is a mess. The watchmakers agreed to standardize the time (only 1 time throughout the town) when the daughter (Meg Lockwood) and son (Tommy Farrell) married, uniting the two jewelers into one happy family.
When Tommy Farrell decided he wanted to travel the world instead of marrying, Papa Lockwood decided to sue (in his daughter's name) for breach-of-contract. Now, the town is in an absolute furor. Some blame Meg for being a gold digger and some blame Tommy for being uncaring and self-indulgent. Unfortunately, the newest lawyer in town, Grant Garrison, is caught in the foray. None of the established attorneys will take Tommy's case; he appeals to the new lawyer, Grant. Horror chills Grant's mind; he'll never get another customer, no matter which way the case is resolved.
Just about everything and everybody is spoofed in this light-hearted tale.
Match Made in Texas
** 1. Left at the Altar (2016)
2. A Match Made in Texas (2017)
3. How the West Was Wed (2017)
There are two jewelers in town and they have an ongoing feud. Each keeps a different time. Unfortunately, the citizens in town are caught between the two men and their differing times. Some go by one time and some follow the other's ideas. The town is a mess. The watchmakers agreed to standardize the time (only 1 time throughout the town) when the daughter (Meg Lockwood) and son (Tommy Farrell) married, uniting the two jewelers into one happy family.
When Tommy Farrell decided he wanted to travel the world instead of marrying, Papa Lockwood decided to sue (in his daughter's name) for breach-of-contract. Now, the town is in an absolute furor. Some blame Meg for being a gold digger and some blame Tommy for being uncaring and self-indulgent. Unfortunately, the newest lawyer in town, Grant Garrison, is caught in the foray. None of the established attorneys will take Tommy's case; he appeals to the new lawyer, Grant. Horror chills Grant's mind; he'll never get another customer, no matter which way the case is resolved.
Just about everything and everybody is spoofed in this light-hearted tale.
Match Made in Texas
** 1. Left at the Altar (2016)
2. A Match Made in Texas (2017)
3. How the West Was Wed (2017)
