Envy: A Luxe novel - Softcover

Godbersen, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141323388 ISBN 13: 9780141323381

Publisher: Penguin, 2009

Synopsis

Two months have passed since the dramatic homecoming of Elizabeth Holland - Manhattan society eagerly awaits her return. But Elizabeth won't rejoin her sister Diana's side. The whispers are beginning - is all as it seems behind closed doors?

Uptown, Henry and Penelope Schoonmaker are the city's most celebrated couple. But despite the glittering diamond she wears, the newlyweds share little more than scorn for each other.

Manhattan's most envied residents appear to have everything they desire: wealth, beauty, happiness.

However, in a city where appearance is everything, sometimes the most practiced smiles hide the most scandalous secrets. . . .

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Review:

'All the glitz of The O.C. but with bigger frocks and more dashing boys' Elle 'The bonkbuster beach read of the summer' Style, Sunday Times 'Gone with the Wind meets Gossip Girl' Camilla Morton, author of the bestselling Walking in High Heels 'Bursting with glam parties, beautiful debutantes and a good dose of scandal' Sugar

From the Back Cover:

New York City, 1900

In high society nothing is more dangerous than a scandal. Two months have passed since the esteemed Holland family's shocking fall from grace and those watching the impetuous Miss Diana Holland are beginning to whisper again.

Further uptown, notorious cad Henry Schoonmaker and his new bride are the city's most celebrated couple. But the glittering diamond she wears hasn't yet brought her all she desires.

Manhattan's most envied residents appear to have everything: wealth, beauty, happiness.

But in a city ruled by reputation, sometimes the most practised smiles hide the most scandalous secrets . . .

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141323388
• ISBN 13: 9780141323381
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416