![]() ![]() I had no idea of the extent that corsets were damaging to the body and health of a woman, and it really explains much of the female behavior that has been epitomized in Hollywood's classic films, such as the common fainting spells. When a man appears who seems to love her simply for who she is, and gossip backlash turns ugly, Clara realizes it's not just her heart at stake-the future of her family depends on how she plays the game.I knew next to nothing about New York City's gilded age before reading this book, so this was both a history lesson and an eye-opener to the practices of that time period, expecially among the wealthy young women. Yet Clara wonders if this is the life she really wants, especially when she learns her best friend has also set her sights on Franklin De Vries. Her training soon pays off, however, as celebrity's spotlight turns Clara into a society-page darling. ![]() ![]() Debuting means plenty of work-there are corsets to be fitted, dances to master, manners to perfect. ![]() Clara Carter has been given one goal: secure the affections of the city's most eligible bachelor. For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage in the late 1890s, so much depends on her social season debut. ![]()
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