Envy

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 .

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• Luxurious acclaim: 'It's Gossip Girl set in the 19th century - a deliciously guilty pleasure' Grazia 'All the glitz of The O.C

but with bigger frocks and more dashing boys' Elle 'Anna Godbersen's novels feature all the ingredients for a ripper read - beautiful debutantes, handsome beaus, scandals and betrayals of Manhattan high society...... .what's not to love?' - Townsville Eye '