The Last Bachelor Book

England 1882. This story started off strong but the last few
chapters tied up the issues too perfectly

Remington, an earl, & widowed Lady Antonia ("Toni") had
opposing views on the roles of men & women. Remy scorned
marriage & wanted all men and women to be self-sufficient.
Toni helped 13 widows, by trapping ea. man getting amorous
w/ a particular widow. (This trope didn't thrill me). She later
regreted her actions. 6 trapped husbands wanted the H to
seduce/ compromise the h, & for her to be discovered.

Outside Parliament the MCs met for the 1st time. She was
clueless as to his ID, but familiar with his anti-marriage
stance from magazines. A young MP informed her of the
man's identity.

Later H & Toni bet that he would do "an average woman's
work" x2 wks, and if need be, she'd do the same for men's
work. The objective: each to change the other's POV. Fitch,
a 'scandal sheet' writer learned of the wager & followed
the activities of these 2. He contributed many headlines &
stories concerning this couple. He hung outside the home
of each MC and should have been arrested for trespassing.

Toni had 12 elderly ladies who lived with her including Aunt
Hermione, widowed 4x. They lived like family & these ladies
added wit and wisdom.

This had great dialogue and bantering. But at times the story
felt too long. The H & h reflected on their views and actions
& each slowly changed for the better.