The Nowadays Club is a sparkling circle of four fashionable boarding-school friends—Sylvia Pursell, Rose Bancroft, Hazel Reed, and Alice Harrow—who pride themselves on keeping up with every new idea, amusement, and trend. Reunited in New York after graduation, they set out for a summer in the Adirondacks under the cheerful protection of Aunt Theodora Leigh Brownley, where dances, boys, mountain scenery, and plenty of fun seem to promise an ordinary holiday. But Sylvia is keeping a secret, and an unexpected telegram soon changes everything. Her brother Roy has collapsed from overwork while pursuing an important chemical discovery with wartime significance, and the girls' trip becomes tangled with worry, hope, and romance, especially for Rose, whose feelings for Roy run deeper than friendship. Between city outings, a Shaw play, and lively club banter, the friends carry their humor and loyalty into the wilderness. A motor-boat mishap leaves them stranded overnight, but the real adventure begins when they trade hotel comfort for Camp Natalie, where canoeing, fishing, woods walks, and sudden dangers test their courage and strengthen their bond. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
