A shoebox full of mementoes, discovered in a grand house in Devon, sets our present day heroine in search of the plight of our 1920s deb. 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. A great book.
Cate, an artist who abandoned her talent, heart, and self-respect in New York, takes a temporary gig as an antiques appraiser in London, and is soon drawn into the mystery of the beautiful Blythe sisters, recently deceased aristocrat Irene and long-missing Diana, both of whom shocked and fascinated London. in the 1930s.
'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 immerses herself in the mystery of the Mitford-esque 1920's London debutante' Red
'A shoebox filled with momentos sets artist Cate on a hunt for the truth behind the disappearance of a dazzling 1920's 'it' girl in Kathleen Tessaro's The Debutante' Good Housekeeping
'Tessaro gets her story-weaving wand out with a gloriously rich story of past and present love' InStyle
'Reading The Debutante was the most delicious treat. Engrossing, romantic, wise and witty -- the perfect read. I could not put it down' Gillian Greenwood, author of Satisfaction and The Ghost Lover
Praise for Kathleen Tessaro:
'Ultra-smart and classily edgy, this is the glitz novel brought up to date' Sunday Times
'This is a book all women will identify with' Glamour
Author
About Kathleen Tessaro
Born in Pittsburgh, Kathleen Tessaro studied drama at Carnegie-Mellon University 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 during her lunch hour, she soon became a regular member of the Wimpole Street Writers Workshop, a collection of female authors who meet every week. Her debut novel, Elegance, was a huge success, reaching number two in the Sunday Times bestseller list and gaining acres of press coverage. Kathleen is married with a son and lives in North London.
