First published 1993
Raised in the lap of luxury, Lillian Booth cherishes dreams of endless sunshine and promise. But her gilded world crumbles when her sister reveals a shocking secret about Lillian's birth. As tragedy strikes Lillian's loved ones, she's forced to confront the growing suspicion that she is truly cursed. When her drunken father subjects her to unspeakable abuse, Lillian must make the agonizing choice to leave her home behind and become the mistress of a stranger's hotel -- or lose everything.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, abuse, contemporary, family-drama, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: forced-proximity, found-family
Setting: Cutler Hotel Resort, Cutler's Cove, The Meadows, United States, Virginia Beach
Period: 1930s
394 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Books
Content warnings: abuse, child-abuse, domestic-violence, physical-abuse