First published 2006
Celia Lytton has never accepted limits. The daughter of wealthy aristocrats, she expects the world to bend to her desires. When World War I erupts across London and New York, Celia continues making bold decisions that ripple through her family's life. Her husband Oliver watches helplessly as her choices grow more reckless. Their children bear the weight of her ambitions. Sylvia Miller, a woman living in poverty, finds her existence completely altered when Celia intervenes. Oliver's formidable elder sister harbors secrets that complicate everything. Then Sebastian Brooke enters Celia's orbit, and she faces the most perilous choice of all. As the war rages around them, the Lytton family discovers that Celia's determination to control her destiny may destroy the people she claims to love. This sweeping story reveals how one woman's refusal to compromise can fracture the bonds that hold a family together.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-drama
Setting: London, New York
Period: World War I
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Content warnings: war