First edition. 634pp. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Text block edges sun faded. Signed and inscribed by author on title page 'For Emma - Best wishes - Penny Vincenzi'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. The bestselling writer's story about love and betrayal, about ruthless ambition and tortuous family politics, all set against the background of that sociological phenomenon of the nineties - the power marriage.