Little tears on book jacket Doubleday, 1964 book club edition, 594 pages The setting is Boston, the time just after World War II, the cast a group of young Americans who are seeking to cram as much as possible into their disrupted lives before a new and more deadly war engulfs them. One of them is Sally Brimmer, wealthy, wild, and beautiful. The novel revolves around Sally, the men she encounters in her search for love, and the women who admire or hate her.