Review by Booklist Review
Told from the alternating perspectives of old-moneyed socialite Theresa Marshall and nouveau-riche heiress Sophie Fortescue, the story of their mutual love for the charmingly gallant Octavian Rofrano, a WWI flying ace, is one of unbridled scheming versus selfless innocence. Though desiring Octavian as nothing more than a devoted lover, Theresa feels threatened when he develops genuine affection for Sophie, who has recently and reluctantly become engaged to Theresa's brother. Charged with uncovering any skeletons in the Fortescue closet, Octavian stumbles upon a murder mystery that profoundly deepens his connection to the winsome yet willful young woman who is rebelling against her controlling father's restrictive plans for her life. Inspired by Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier and updated to attain a 1920's Jazz Age sensibility, Williams' (Along the Infinite Sea, 2015) sophisticated take on a steamy May-December love triangle teems with all the immediacy and intrigue of those heady days when headstrong women were bucking the system to find their own voices and chart their own courses.--Haggas, Carol Copyright 2016 Booklist
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