Virginia Andrews

w j.angielskim

sztywna oprawa

stan: dobry

 394 str.

 format B5

Lilian Booth is captivated by everything life has to offer - from the whirl of grand soirees and parties to the fairy tales her mother spins for her and her slicky little sister, Eugenia. No one, not even her cold, stern father and her Bible-spouting sister Emily, can crush her spirits - until the day Emily reveals the shattering secret of Lillian`s birth. Still Lillian clings steadfastly to all that is bright and beautiful, never believing Emily`s hateful claim that she is evil, a curse...not even when sweet, gentle Eugenia loses her fragile hold on life, and her mother retreats further into her fantasies.

But when tragedy befells her young sweetheart Lillian cannot help believing Emily`s grim words. Lillian`s heart is torn anew when, in a drunken haze, Papa subjects her to the most brutal degradation. Then he losesThe Meadows in a card game, and Lillian is faced with a new and terrifying prospect. Arrogant, handsome playboy Bill Cutler will return the plantation -if Lillian will marry him.

Too frightened to defy her father, Lillian is forced to leave her childhood home behind, and make a bold new beginning as the mistress of a hotel called Cutler`s Cove...