Synopsis
Glamour, tragedy and a family curse feature in this gripping epic blockbuster.
Hard-working, talented and beautiful, sixteen-year-old Violet Genockey dreams of making a life for herself away from her parents in Dorset - her father, a gypsy turned violent drunk; her mother, a seamstress, bitter with resentment at her lot in life. So when American student Bryce Cavalley enters her life and offers a world of promise she goes willingly with him to London. With a baby on the way and a job at a miliner's, life is busy but rewarding. But just a year later, Bryce is murdered, and her own father has blood on his hands. When Violet testifies in court, her father calls down a gypsy curse that chills her to the bone. But she has to start again. With a small trust fund from Bryce eighteen-year-old Violet decides to set up her own shop. Cavalley's is open for business... As the years pass, the name Violet Cavalley becomes synonymous with the finest milinery in the world. Yet with every triumph, Violet suffers a new tragedy. Is there any truth to her father's gypsy curse? And if so, will she ever escape it...?
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About the Author
Jessica Ruston was born in Warwickshire in 1977. She lives in London with her husband.
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