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VINCENZI, PENNY Old Sins: First American Edition
Crown Publishers, Inc. 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First American Edition' stated with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $19.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Minor shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean, bright, & unmarked. 632 pages. Author's first novel. "In the tradition of Scruples, Lace, and A Woman of Substance, Old Sins is a spellbinding novel about six powerful women who maneuver for control over men, money, and a vast business empire -- until a long-buried secret threatens to destroy their world. The man whose complicated, magnetic personality the story revolves around is Julian Morell, who, after World War II, takes one clever idea and turns it into a giant cosmetics company and a monumental personal fortune. As his life draws to an end, six women stake their claims to his legacy and his wealth: Letitia, his mother, the ageless, still-beautiful matriarch who started the company with him and probably knows more than she lets on; Eliza, his first wife, mother of his only child; Roz, the daughter, who has everything it takes to run the empire, though greed and ambition may be her downfall; Susan, working-class girl made good, who understands more about the company than any of them; Camilla, who runs the New York business -- the perfect mistress; and Phaedria, the second wife, as young as her own stepdaughter, whose arrival on the scene sets the stage for the fireworks to come. Although the lives of these women are irrevocably intertwined, two become key players in a struggle to unravel the mystery that will shape their destinies. Their saga unfolds over thirty fiery years, building in intensity as the endgame approaches and a shocking secret is revealed. Although Old Sins is her first novel, Penny Vincenzi is well known in England as a writer and journalist. She has written for many newspapers and magazines, including Vogue, Tatler, and Cosmopolitan. She lives in Surrey with her family.".
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