The Luxe - Anna Godbersen (2008)
Updated: Jan 12, 2018
Manhattan, turn of the century, arranged marriages, ploys for power, and falling in love with the wrong man. A lot of my favourite things.
In a lot of ways this is Gossip Girls turn-of-the-century style. It is truth, lies, love, honour, family duty, loss, heartbreak, and stratified social classes. Rich idle woman dependant upon money, money that strictly speaking, isn't theirs.
I have to admit, this wasn't what I expected. Despite how the previous two paragraphs may contradict this, I really liked the first book.
It is worth a go, just beware of sequels.
The Luxe Series
Followed By: Rumors
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Harper Collins, 2007
448 pages
ISBN: 9780061345660
Suggested Reading Age: 13+
Godbersen, A. (2008). The luxe. New York: Harper Collins.
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