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Envy by Anna Godbersen

Envy

Anna Godbersen

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 29, 2009

A Historical Fiction pick for readers exploring Envy.

Historical YA Romance19th-Century US YAClass & Inequality for Teens
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Who it’s for
Gilded Age glamour comes with jealous whispers, strained marriages, and secrets behind practiced smiles.
Themes
Jealousy and betrayal, Social ambition, Secrets behind appearances
Genres
Historical YA Romance, 19th-Century US YA, Class & Inequality for Teens

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About this book

Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling novel, the third in the New York Times bestselling series from author Anna Godbersen. In the thrilling third installment of Anna Godbersen’s bestselling Luxe series, Manhattan’s most envied residents appear to have everything they desire: Wealth. Beauty. Happiness. But sometimes the most practiced smiles hide the most scandalous secrets. Jealous whispers. Old rivalries. New betrayals. This is Manhattan, 1899.

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Two months after Elizabeth Holland’s dramatic homecoming, Manhattan eagerly awaits her return to the pinnacle of society. When Elizabeth refuses to rejoin her sister Diana’s side, however, those watching New York’s favorite family begin to suspect that all is not as it seems behind the stately doors of No. 17 Gramercy Park South. Farther uptown, Henry and Penelope Schoonmaker are the city’s most celebrated couple. But despite the glittering diamond ring on Penelope’s finger, the newlyweds share little more than scorn for each other. And while the newspapers call Penelope’s social-climbing best friend, Carolina Broad, an heiress, her fortune—and her fame—is anything but secure. “Mystery, romance, jealousy, betrayal, humor, and gorgeous, historically accurate details. I couldn’t put The Luxe down!” —Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Gossip Girl series

Society in Secret

Gilded Age glamour comes with jealous whispers, strained marriages, and secrets behind practiced smiles.

Come here for

  • Manhattan society, where beauty and wealth conceal sharper rivalries
  • Romance and scandal braided with humor and historical detail

Expect

  • A glittering surface with trouble underneath
  • A web of secrets, jealousy, and betrayal

Where it sits

19th-Century US YA68%
Historical YA Romance42%
Class & Inequality for Teens32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • 19th-Century US YA
  • YA Mysteries
  • Historical YA Romance
Authors
Anna Godbersen
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 29, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Jealousy and betrayal · Social ambition · Secrets behind appearances
Reading lane
19th-Century US YA