17 NOVEMBER 1928, Page 29

GET ALONG ALONE. By L. W. Vedrenne. (Allen and Unwin.

7s. Od.)—" The over-production of potential wives " is Mr. Vedrenne's theme. He introduces us to Jane Lade, who, despite -beauty; wealth, and every other apparent advantage, is lonely and moody. Her trouble is that she is conventionally feminine, vain, self-conscious, and egocentric ; and the cure for her condition, Mr. Vedrenne suggests, lies in the cultivation of objective mentality. How Jane works out her salvation,' and finally marries the more happily because she has learned to be independent of marriage, is 'described with a wealth of analytical and pictorial skill. Here is a deeply interesting study of real life.