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LocationOakland
Call NoF STE
TitleThe Ball at Versailles / Danielle Steel
AuthorSteel, Danielle
Barcode528791
CollectionLarge Print Fiction
SummaryIt’s the summer of 1959 and the Palace of Versailles is hosting an event that will make history. It is an exclusive dusk-to-dawn ball in which a select group of American and French debutantes will be presented to international society and royalty. Four young women, all with something to prove, receive what some see as the invitation of a lifetime. Amelia Alexander, who hopes to eventually attend law school, hesitates to participate in what she sees as an archaic and privileged tradition. But her indomitable widowed mother, Jane, who’s struggled financially and sacrificed for a career, encourages her to attend. Jane would do anything for Amelia to have the chance at a happily ever after. Felicity Smith is equally uncertain about the ball. Although her family is prominent in the Dallas social scene, Felicity prefers to keep to herself, avoiding the older sister who torments her. But to get out of her sister’s shadow, Felicity decides to accept. If it’s a success, the tables will have turned at last. For Caroline Taylor, the beautiful ingénue and daughter of Hollywood legends, the ball is an irresistible opportunity. But an unexpected heartbreak just before she leaves for France gets things off to a bad start. Then there’s Samantha Walker, an art history major with an overprotective father. Her excitement about the invitation is overshadowed by the emotional and physical effects of a past tragedy that still haunts her. For all these young women, Paris and one transcendent night will change their lives forever.
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LocationStatusBarcodeCall NoCollectionShelf LocCirc Status
Oakland 528791F STELarge Print Fiction Available

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780593795132 31.00
International Standard Book Number 059379513X 31.00
Personal Name Steel, Danielle
Title Statement The Ball at Versailles / Danielle Steel
Edition Statement Large Print edition
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Random House Inc 2023
Physical Description 398 p. (lg print) softcover 23 cm.
Summary, Etc. It’s the summer of 1959 and the Palace of Versailles is hosting an event that will make history. It is an exclusive dusk-to-dawn ball in which a select group of American and French debutantes will be presented to international society and royalty. Four young women, all with something to prove, receive what some see as the invitation of a lifetime. Amelia Alexander, who hopes to eventually attend law school, hesitates to participate in what she sees as an archaic and privileged tradition. But her indomitable widowed mother, Jane, who’s struggled financially and sacrificed for a career, encourages her to attend. Jane would do anything for Amelia to have the chance at a happily ever after. Felicity Smith is equally uncertain about the ball. Although her family is prominent in the Dallas social scene, Felicity prefers to keep to herself, avoiding the older sister who torments her. But to get out of her sister’s shadow, Felicity decides to accept. If it’s a success, the tables will have turned at last. For Caroline Taylor, the beautiful ingénue and daughter of Hollywood legends, the ball is an irresistible opportunity. But an unexpected heartbreak just before she leaves for France gets things off to a bad start. Then there’s Samantha Walker, an art history major with an overprotective father. Her excitement about the invitation is overshadowed by the emotional and physical effects of a past tragedy that still haunts her. For all these young women, Paris and one transcendent night will change their lives forever.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Large type book
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Debutantes, France, 20th Century Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Balls (Parties), France, 20th Century Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Versailles (France) Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Historical. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Romance Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Novels. Fiction