Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-22 | Page 17 | "Almonds of Life"

a ALMONDS OF LIFE A uA book that applies directly to the tho whole problem of divorce and love outside outside out- out side Bide of marriage in America today writes Harry Hansen of tho the Chicago I News of The Almonds of Life by P. P E. E Mills Young published this week by Doran The stran atran strange e a title Is Ia taken from the old CI Chinese nese proverb which says The almonds of life come to those who have no teeth summing up the whole tragedy I f of the e ha happiness characteristic R CI that cb comes brevity too of late orienta le with ih wisdom The scene is laid among the beauties of tropic South Africa where George Allerton and Gerda Wooten both already married meet and love and d defying defying de- de the old proverb snatch at their happiness An old question this but forever new in Its application ot different different different differ differ- ent personalities and Miss Mills Youngs Young's characters are quite out of the ordinary Many 1 will not agree with the unexpected way George and Gerda solve the problem of keeping their love To quote Mr I again U Almonds of Life Is as Hansen miss missA indiscreet and striking striking a a limning of Indiscreet and misguided misguided mis mis- I A A guided im masterful Individualism characterization as I have clean readA read di- di di direct direct di- di I written wit with an economy book of word and phrase A stimulating book