Amber Vrontsky is the heiress to the Pickford dynasty, presided over by the formidable Blanche. Obsessed with social climbing, Blanche wants a titled husband for her granddaughter - something which, despite her immense wealth, she has failed to secure. Free-spirited Amber is intent on forging her own artistic career with the silk she loves so much. Unable to disobey Blanche, however, she becomes a debutante - and enters a world of illicit affairs, drug-taking, gambling, lavender marriages and corruption. From aristocratic London to the boutiques of Paris and the Nazi-controlled streets of Berlin, the scandal and glamour of this...Read more
Amber Vrontsky is the heiress to the Pickford dynasty, presided over by the formidable Blanche. Obsessed with social climbing, Blanche wants a titled husband for her granddaughter - something which, despite her immense wealth, she has failed to secure. Free-spirited Amber is intent on forging her own artistic career with the silk she loves so much. Unable to disobey Blanche, however, she becomes a debutante - and enters a world of illicit affairs, drug-taking, gambling, lavender marriages and corruption. From aristocratic London to the boutiques of Paris and the Nazi-controlled streets of Berlin, the scandal and glamour of this tumultuous period of history is revealed.
- ISBN10 0750529997
- ISBN13 9780750529990
- Publish Date 1 March 2009 (first published 16 June 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 October 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Magna Large Print Books
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 752
- Language English
