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From the poverty of post-war England and Ireland to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's golden age, a beautiful, sweeping family drama that illustrates that the bonds between a mother and daughter can never be broken.
An unwanted child: San Francisco, 1958. On a dark December night, a baby girl is left at the Sisters of Charity Orphanage on Telegraph Hill.
A mysterious suicide: One year later, movie star Frances Fitzgerald takes her own life. Her husband, wealthy businessman Maximilian Stanhope, is rumoured to know more about her death than he's letting on, but nothing is ever proved.
A terrible secret: What is the connection between these two events? That's what Frances's daughter, Cara, wants to find out.
Abandoned by her mother when she is just seven years old, her childhood is filled with hardship and loss. As a young woman she finds professional success as a journalist, but on a personal level, she still struggles to trust those around her. Soon Cara becomes convinced that uncovering the secret behind her mother's death is the only way to lay her demons to rest, but learning the truth may end up tearing her apart.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Simon & Schuster |
| North America | Atria |
| Brazil | Novo Conceito |
| Bulgaria | Hermes |
| Croatia | Znanje |
| Germany | Blanvalet |
| Italy | Mondadori |
| Latvia | Kontinents |
| Portugal | Porto Editora |
| Serbia | IP Jovan |
| Spain | Le Esfera de los Libros |
| Turkey | Altin Kitaplar |
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William
Melville's daughters are heiresses to the world's most exclusive fashion
dynasty. Beautiful and rich, they are envied by all. But behind the glittering
facade of their lives, each girl hides a dark secret that threatens to tear
their family apart.
Smart, ambitious Elizabeth knows how to manipulate every
man she meets, except the one who counts: her father.
Gentle, naive Caitlin,
the illegitimate child, struggling to fit into a world of privilege while
staying true to herself.
Stunning, spoilt Amber, the party girl with a weakness
for bad boys; more fragile than anyone realises.
As each of them seeks to
carve out her own destiny, Elizabeth, Caitlin and Amber face difficult choices,
which will take them in wildly different directions. But as old wounds resurface
and threaten to destroy the foundations of the Melville empire, their paths
will cross again. Because the simple truth is that, no matter how far you
go, you cannot escape the claims of family.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Simon & Schuster |
| North America | Atria |
| Bulgaria | Hermes |
| Brazil | Novo Conceito |
| Croatia | Znanje |
| Czech Republic | Euromedia |
| Estonia | Varrak |
| Germany | Blanvalet |
| Hungary | Ulpius |
| Italy | Mondadori |
| Latvia | Kontinents |
| Poland | Ksiaznica |
| Portugal | Porto Editora |
| Russia | AST |
| Serbia | IP Jovan |
| Turkey | Altin Kitaplar |
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