ISBN: 9780061345685
Release Date: 01 Oct 2008
Average rating:   (read by 47 members)

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Categories: Body & health , Historical fiction

Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.
Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.
White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.
This is Manhattan, 1899.

Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone--from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud--threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future.

With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear...

In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.

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edwardcullen
Rated it   6 months ago
The Luxe invited me in from the very start. I love the cover, I simply can't resist a dress like that, and I love the period it was set in. I could relate completely with Diana Holland, and the twists in the storyline never failed to please. I haven't...

lauris0406
Rated it   6 months ago
It was predictable... I prefer by far the sequel "Rumors"

SallyLockhart
Rated it   10 months ago
An indulgence that you won't want to miss, this first book in Anna Godbersen's series may not be Edith Wharton, but it's better than Cecily von Ziegesar.

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