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Cate, an expatriate from New York, is hired to catalog the contents of the once-grand Georgian estate Endsleigh House on England’s south‑west coast. While working with Jack, she finds a shoebox containing a pair of delicate dancing shoes, a dance card, a peculiar photograph, and a Tiffany bracelet. The artifacts belong to Irene and Diana Blythe, two infamous debutantes whose lives were intertwined with obsession, addiction, and love. As Cate pieces together the girls’ story, she must also confront the secrets haunting her own life.
The novel blends historical detail with psychological insight, tracing how the hidden pasts of sisters and a mysterious house influence another woman's journey toward self‑actualization and healing.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Kathleen Tessaro
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