Includes excerpts from Rumors and When We Caught Fire.
Summary:
"Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone-from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker to the spiteful maid Lina Broud-threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future. With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the Hudson River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved to be too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear ... In a world of luxury and deception, appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever. The age of innocence is anything but innocent"--Page 4 of cover
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