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When flamboyant writer and womanizer Peter Grosvenor dies, his supposed legacy sets off a web of intrigue. His bitter third wife, his two children, his sister, close friends and aspiring biographers are drawn into a maelstrom of memories and painful encounters as each seeks to claim Peter’s estate for their own purposes. The novel traces the unraveling of their relationships, exposing the passion, jealousy and loss that defined Peter’s life and the tragic scandal that endures even after his death. Susan Fromberg Schaeffer weaves detailed character studies with a sweeping, domestic saga that highlights the complexities of marriage and inheritance.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
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