Needless to say, the ending paves the way for at least one sequel. The Luxe: . The Luxe is about turn of the century New York socialites falling in love and misbehaving. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The dialogue has its clunky moments, and the plot twist that drives the tale is telegraphed from the very start, but readers caught up in the fancy dress intrigue are unlikely to mind much: it’s all part of the dishy fun. Buy The Luxe by Godbersen, Anna (ISBN: 9780141323367) from Amazons Book Store. HarperTeen, 17.99 (433pp) ISBN 978-0-06-134566-1 With a quote from The Age of Innocence as an epigraph and an enthusiastic blurb from the creator of Gossip Girl. This tangled web includes not one but two sets of star-crossed lovers an upstairs/downstairs romance a scheming social climber a bitter servant girl and oodles of money, all set in a Edith Wharton via Hollywood vision of Old New York. 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. The narrative then travels back several weeks, tracing the relationships and events that have led to the somber assembly. The Luxe is the first book in the New York Times bestselling Luxe series by Anna Godbersen. When one of you worries, the other says, Calm yourself, Iago. The Luxe is the first book in the New York Times bestselling Luxe series by Anna Godbersen. WHEN WE CAUGHT FIRE, set during the Chicago Fire of 1871, was published in 2018. THE BLONDE was her first book for grownups. The story opens in 1899 with the funeral of Elizabeth Holland, a well-bred beauty said to have plunged to her death in the Hudson River. Her debut novel was the first installment of The New York Times bestselling LUXE series for young adults, which she followed with the BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS series. On its back cover, this lavishly produced debut makes no secret of its twin influences. As an epigraph and an enthusiastic blurb from the creator of Gossip Girl
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