A bestseller in 1939 and 1940,[1] it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during World War II as an Armed Services Edition.

Contemporary Authors noted: "Central to the story is protagonist Kitty's affair with the affluent Wyn Strafford.

Critics heatedly debated Morley's sexual sensationalism,"[2] notably the main character's out-of-wedlock pregnancy and abortion.

The Kitty Foyle television series, starring Kathleen Murray, debuted in 1958 and was telecast on NBC for two seasons.

And the men their own age can't do much for them, also the girls grow up too damn fast because they absorb the point of view of older people they work for.

[6]Wallace notes that Morley "knows Philadelphia and pokes fun at it constantly, with a sharpness born of long and affectionate intimacy.