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The Luxe (Luxe #1)

Anna Godbersen

Hardcover | Pages: 433 pages

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Original Title:	The Luxe
ISBN:	0061345660 (ISBN13: 9780061345661)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.annagodbersen.com/
Series:	Luxe #1
Characters:	Elizabeth Holland, Henry Schoonmaker, Diana Holland, Penelope Hayes, Lina Broud
Setting:	United States of America New York City, New York,1899(United States)
Literary Awards:	Lincoln Award Nominee (2010)

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Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions. White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups. This is Manhattan, 1899. Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone--from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud--threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future. With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear... In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.

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Title	:	The Luxe (Luxe #1)
Author	:	Anna Godbersen
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	1st Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 433 pages
Published	:	November 20th 2007 by HarperCollins
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Romance

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With glitz, glamour and secrets galore, The Luxe is like Gossip Girl set in 1899 New York. When reputations are at stake and secrets become a currency, friends turn on friends and no one is safe. We begin the story with an end of one. The funeral of miss Elizabeth Holland, a tragic and unexpected death of one of societys most loved. The next chapter, we see Elizabeth, before her death. I loved this element, as we knew she died- but not how, why or by who. This intrigue was what initially gripped

It's September 1899 and the Manhattan season is starting off with a bang. Elizabeth Holland, the darling of the high society set, has returned from her year in Paris in time for the first ball of the season, held at her best friend Penelope Hayes' newly finished and incredibly vulgar mansion. Penelope is all about showing herself to the best advantage, and has her sights set on young rake Henry Schoonmaker - but his father has other ideas. Intending to run for mayor the following year, he wants

I've seen this book compared to Gossip Girl, and I don't think that's an entirely fair analogy. I can see where it came from; the main characters are well-to-do New Yorkers, and there is an emphasis on beauty and backstabbing. However, it was much better written than GG.I admit I've only read one GG, inspired to do so because I like the show. I've marveled, in fact, at how the writers of the show managed to get such a well done show out of the source material, because the one that I read was

Sorry, but I can't go on reading this drivel. Maybe I am too spoiled by Edith Wharton and know too much about Gilded Age mores to enjoy this book. I know that young men and women of that time simply do not behave, talk, or live the way Godbersen portrays in her books. If you take the historical setting out of the story, what's left is a who-will-hook-up-with-who kind of trash. If I ever want to read that, I'll pick up Gossip Girls. Beautiful cover though...

The Holland sisters, Elizabeth and Diana, are at the top of the social ladder. When their father dies, the girls move away to get educated about being a proper lady and when they come back, they find out that things dont look too good for the Holland family. Theyre broke. But if Mrs. Holland has anything to say about it, they wont be, not for long. If Elizabeth can marry Henry Schoonmakera man whos so handsome he has the hearts of all eligible femalestheir family name wont be smeared. But

Beautiful Elizabeth Holland, lovely, prim, proper and of course a lady. Too bad she is dead. The story opens to a dreary day in late 19th century New York at the funeral of Miss Elizabeth Holland, the exact day in which she was to be wed.Then time flashes back and we are taken through the events that ultimately lead to the death of Elizabeth.Sisters Elizabeth and Diana couldnt be more different. Elizabeth, the oldest, has always had the most pressure put on her to be a proper lady, to watch

That dress. That dress! How can this not be a fun romantic read? And so I dived into 1899 New York City high society, with its whirl of dances and social calls and hidden agendas. And came to a stuttering halt very quickly.I can do shallow and superficial for a hundred pages or so (Exhibit A: The Bookshop on the Corner), but over 400 pages* of banal gossip and backstabbing and jostling for social position? Ugh. Even the secret romances weren't very interesting. I was ready to slit my wrists