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Second in the Spoils of Time trilogy. Vincenzi continues the lush multigenerational and transatlantic family saga she began in the bestselling No Angel. Booklist
The dazzling Lytton twins, Adele and Venetia, are born into the great Lytton publishing empire. In 1928, on their eighteenth birthday, they are rich and admired, with a confidence verging on arrogance. But the specter of Nazi Germany is growing . . .
Gradually their privileged world darkens in unimaginable waysbut it is not just the twins whose lives have been irrevocably changed. Barty Miller, rescued from the London slums in babyhood by Celia Lytton, is clever, ambitious, and a complete contrast to the twinsand she faces temptation of the most unexpected kind . . .
As family secrets and the Nazis both threaten to crush the house of Lytton, Vincenzi tightens her grip on readers, churning out surprising twists that not only resolve current conflicts but promise delicious future crises. Publishers Weekly
Praise for Penny Vincenzi
The doyenne of the modern blockbuster. Glamour
Soap opera? You betbut with her well-drawn characters and engaging style, Vincenzi keeps things humming. People
Nobody writes smart, page-turning commercial womens fiction like Vincenzi. USA Today
Will draw you in against your better judgment and keep you awake reading all night. The Boston Globe
Vincenzi does it again with another captivating and entertaining family saga that combines power, riches, lies, and greed . . . For fans of Barbara Taylor Bradford and Danielle Steel. Library Journal
Genre: Historical
The dazzling Lytton twins, Adele and Venetia, are born into the great Lytton publishing empire. In 1928, on their eighteenth birthday, they are rich and admired, with a confidence verging on arrogance. But the specter of Nazi Germany is growing . . .
Gradually their privileged world darkens in unimaginable waysbut it is not just the twins whose lives have been irrevocably changed. Barty Miller, rescued from the London slums in babyhood by Celia Lytton, is clever, ambitious, and a complete contrast to the twinsand she faces temptation of the most unexpected kind . . .
As family secrets and the Nazis both threaten to crush the house of Lytton, Vincenzi tightens her grip on readers, churning out surprising twists that not only resolve current conflicts but promise delicious future crises. Publishers Weekly
Praise for Penny Vincenzi
The doyenne of the modern blockbuster. Glamour
Soap opera? You betbut with her well-drawn characters and engaging style, Vincenzi keeps things humming. People
Nobody writes smart, page-turning commercial womens fiction like Vincenzi. USA Today
Will draw you in against your better judgment and keep you awake reading all night. The Boston Globe
Vincenzi does it again with another captivating and entertaining family saga that combines power, riches, lies, and greed . . . For fans of Barbara Taylor Bradford and Danielle Steel. Library Journal
Genre: Historical
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