Envy

Description

In the glittering, treacherous world of 1899 Manhattan, the lives of the elite are a delicate dance of ambition and desire. Elizabeth Holland finds herself at a crossroads, rejecting the gilded cage of society for a path of her own making. Meanwhile, the seemingly perfect union of Henry and Penelope Schoonmaker is fractured by unspoken resentments, while Penelope's closest confidante, Carolina Broad, navigates the precarious currents of social standing. This novel plunges into the heart of a society obsessed with appearances, where envy festers beneath a veneer of opulence and secrets threaten to unravel everything.