Octavia, a 32 year old Broadway actress, announces her engagement to Roland The Merchant of Venus Lester, an 83 year old film director. Cordelia, Octavia's sister, and her boss, Jane Lawless, are invited to the Lester mansion for Christmas, where they discover the truth behind the engagement.
- ISBN10 0704347180
- ISBN13 9780704347182
- Publish Date 1 June 2001 (first published 15 February 2001)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Women's Press Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 395
- Language English