The Luxe - Anna Godbersen

The luxe is a novel set in New Yorks high society in 1899. Written by Anna Godberson, the story starts with a funeral of Miss Elizabeth Holland. The book then goes back in time and follow Elizabeth Holland, her "Best Friend" Penelope Hayes, her maid Lina and her younger sister Diana Holland as they struggle to find love while still being proper and doing as their parents wish (or not!), with some scandalous results. Elizabeth Holland is the "perfect" child, she is the elder Holland girl beautiful and always polite. Diana, her younger sister is just as beautiful but a little more wild and desperately seeking romance and adventure in ...  Read the complete review

~Warning, May contain Spoilers!~ The Luxe is a romantic teenage read written by Anna Godbersen. The Luxe is set in New York, 1899. The book starts with the funeral of Elizabeth Holland, who has a mysterious death, daughter of one of New York's richest and most well-known families. After the funeral, the book starts at a ball which Elizabeth attends. The book goes through Elizabeth's life starting from the ball. Elizabeth's life is luxurious and when it is threatened, Elizabeth must marry a man, Henry Schoonmaker, a man also from a rich family, to secure her family's financial future. Elizabeth does not know, but her so-called best ...  Read the complete review