The Green Mouse
1910
When Mallery's fortune vanishes overnight, the pampered young man discovers he's utterly useless in a world that demands practical skills. With nothing but a gift for conjuring tricks and an insufferable amount of charm, he faces an uncomfortable question: what is a gentleman worth when the money runs out? His answer arrives in the form of a spirited young artist encountered in Central Park during a crisis with a runaway horse - a woman whose own artistic ambitions and independent spirit make her as unusual as the green mouse that gives this peculiar romance its name. Chambers weaves a tale that feels startlingly modern: two people unmoored by shifting social tides, clinging to their talents and each other as the old world crumbles around them. The result is a sparkling comedy of manners with genuine heart, a story about reinventing oneself in an age when everything familiar has become uncertain.
