But living on the edge of scandal, can she ever make a life of her own-or regain her rightful place in the world? From England to Paris to New York, Danielle Steel captures an age of upheaval and the struggles of women in a male-ruled society-and paints a captivating portrait of a woman of unquenchable spirit, who in houses great or humble is every ounce a duchess. With her upper-class breeding, her impeccable style, and her fathers bequest, Anglique creates Le Boudoir, soon a sensational establishment where powerful men, secret desires, and beautiful, sophisticated women come together. Unable to secure employment without references or connections, Anglique desperately makes her way to Paris, where she rescues a young woman fleeing an abusive madam-and suddenly sees a possibility: Open an elegant house of pleasure that will protect its women and serve only the best clients. To survive, she will need all her resources-and one bold stroke of fortune.
Anglique has a keen mind, remarkable beauty, and an envelope of money her father pressed upon her. But when he dies, her half-brothers brutally turn her out, denying her very existence. At eighteen she is her fathers closest, most trusted child, schooled in managing their grand estate. Anglique Latham has grown up at magnificent Belgrave Castle under the loving tutelage of her father, the Duke of Westerfield, after the death of her aristocratic French mother.
Book Synopsis NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The incomparable Danielle Steel breaks new ground as she takes us to nineteenth-century England, where a high-born young woman is forced out into the world-and begins a journey of survival, sensuality, and long-sought justice. About the Book The incomparable Steel breaks new ground in her latest New York Times bestseller as she takes readers to 19th-century England, where a highborn young woman is forced out into the world and begins a journey of survival, sensuality, and long-sought justice.
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