It’s love at first sight for Bill Bannister when he sees Doctor Sally Smith on the links. Of course, there’s a tiny complication of Bill being sort of engaged to Lottie Higginbotham. It shouldn’t be hard to break a sort-of engagement, except that Lottie is a firebrand with a flair for drama.

Thankfully, Squiffy Tidmouth, Bill’s old buddy and Lottie’s former husband, decides to help Bill. After all, the man is on a break after his fourth wife divorced him, and maybe he still has a thing or two for Lottie.

But Sir Hugo, Bill’s uncle, is determined to keep Bill away from the ‘flashy woman’ and thinks of a brilliant psychological approach to show Bill that his choice of bride is wrong. What follows is mayhem and threats of murder until things get resolved, and everyone has their happy ever after (until things go wrong again).

I love Wodehouse’s books and his effortless humor. There isn’t a book without a bundle of confusions and men falling in and out of love (windows, cars… you get the drift). This is a short book (just 128 pages) and doesn’t have an elaborate plot. It’s fairly simple, though enjoyable.

However, I wouldn’t recommend this book as your first Wodehouse read. Nope. This is pretty average with a few chuckles and a rather annoying scene where our Bill threatens the heroine with physical violence. Fans of Wodehouse, pick this up only if you haven’t got any better of his (which I’m sure you do).

Doctor Sally is a one-time read that gives a teeny glimpse of the author’s writing style but doesn’t do justice to it.