Betsy and Tacy are determined to find a husband for blonde, enchanting Tib, and their schemes for getting her married are as riotously funny as all their plots have been since-at the age of five-they began to make Deep Valley, Minnesota, one of the better-known towns of fiction. Her beloved friend Tacy is expecting a baby, which Betsy is determined will be a girl. Their circle included many figures loved by the readers of the earlier Betsy-Tacy books. They face the problem of caring for an aged aunt as well as the threat-and eventuality-of the American entrance into the first World War. Joe has troubles with his job and Betsy has troubles with cooking. This is the romantic core of Betsy's Wedding, which is filled with the familiar magic of all the earlier Betsy-Tacy books.īetsy and Joe return from their honeymoon to furnish an apartment on next to nothing and live on a budget. Betsy Ray is-to quote the Chicago Tribune-"as real as the girl next door," and her beloved Joe is as true as she is.īetsy returns from a trip to Europe to marry the boy she has known since high-school days, and their wedding in Minneapolis takes place soon after. Here is an understanding and realistic story of young married life.
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