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Kathleen Tessaro - The Debutante - 9780007215409 - KST0025514
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The Debutante

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Description for The Debutante Paperback. Can the secrets of one woman's past change another woman's future? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy in good condition

Can the secrets of one woman’s past change another woman’s future?

Cate is a gifted young artist who survives in New York by producing remarkable copies of Old Masters.She arrives in London to stay with her aunt Rachel who owns an auction house, determined to leave the pain of her past behind.

Cate is sent to Devon with Rachel's colleague Jack to value the contents of Endsleigh, the grand Georgian home of a former socialite. But inside, its once elegant ... Read more

Then Cate discovers hidden in the back of one of the bookshelves, an old shoebox containing an exquisite pair of silk dancing shoes from the 1930's along with a mysterious collection of objects – a diamond brooch, a photograph of a handsome young sailor, a dance card, and a beautiful pearl and emerald bracelet from Tiffany's.

Unable to solve the questions in her own life, Cate quickly becomes engaged in solving the mystery of the shoe box and begins to unravel the story of Baby Blythe; bright, beautiful and reckless, she was the most famous debutante of her generation.

The clues in the box reveal a tale of a dark, addictive love, a tale that will lead Cate to uncover some secrets of her own.

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007215409
SKU
KST0025514
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Kathleen Tessaro
Born in Pittsburgh, Kathleen Tessaro studied drama before emigrating to London. After ten years working as an actress in films, television, and theatre, she left the profession and spent several years working for the English National Opera, while training in the evenings as a drama teacher and voice coach. During this time, she began to write. Working on short stories ... Read more

Reviews for The Debutante
Praise for The Debutante: 'It's an elegant and glamorous plot …which means lots of mouth-watering descriptions of decaying stately homes by the sea' Daily Mail ‘The latest from the author of bestseller Elegance. New Yorker Cate ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Debutante


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