![]() ![]() Needless to say, the ending paves the way for at least one sequel. This is book 2 of the Luxe series by Anna Godbersen, and is just as good if not better than the first - The Luxe. 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. 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. Full Book Name:The Luxe (Luxe, 1) Author Name:Anna Godbersen Book Genre:Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Young Adult ISBN 9780061345661 Date of Publication: PDF / EPUB File Name:TheLuxe-AnnaGodbersen.pdf, TheLuxe-AnnaGodbersen.epub PDF File Size: 1. The narrative then travels back several weeks, tracing the relationships and events that have led to the somber assembly. 1 Plot edit Elizabeth Holland and her best friend Penelope Hayes rule Manhattan's social scene. ![]() ![]() There are four books in the Luxe series including Luxe, Rumors, Envy, and Splendor. It follows the lives of two upper class sisters in Manhattan during 1899. 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. The Luxe is a 2007 young adult novel by author Anna Godbersen. 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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