In this "glorious dance through the traditional glamour and
suffocating expectations of a bygone era" (Genevieve Graham, USA TODAY
bestselling author), a group of young women are swept up in a
life-changing journey as they become three of the last debutantes to be
presented to Queen Elizabeth II.
When it's announced that 1958 will be the last year debutantes are to be
presented at court, thousands of eager mothers and hopeful daughters
flood the palace with letters seeking the year's most coveted
invitation: a chance for their daughters to curtsy to the young Queen
Elizabeth and officially come out into society.
In an effort to appease her traditional mother, aspiring university
student Lily Nichols agrees to become a debutante and do the Season, a
glittering and grueling string of countless balls and cocktail parties.
In doing so, she befriends two very different women: the cool and aloof
Leana Hartford whose apparent perfection hides a darker side and the
ambitious Katherine Norman who dreams of a career once she helps her
parents find their place among the elite. But the glorious effervescence
of the Season evaporates once Lily learns a devastating secret that
threatens to destroy her entire family.
"Woven with heartfelt emotion, this novel is a captivating,
unforgettable story of one woman's journey to find love, truth, and,
most importantly, herself" (Kelly Bowen, author of The Paris
Apartment) in midcentury Great Britain.
