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Silk

The first in a multi-generational trilogy by mega-seller Penny Jordan is set in the decadent world of the silk industry. Dangerous liaisons...Skeletons in closets...A scandalous web of lies and deceit...The Pickfords are just your average family. 1920s Cheshire. A time of great glamour and decadence high living and loose morality. A time where anything goes - and does. Amber Vrontsky is the heiress to the wealthy Pickford dynasty presided over by the formidable Blanche. Obsessed with social climbing Blanche wants nothing more for her granddaughter than a titled husband - a prize which she herself failed to secure despite her immense wealth. But free spirited Amber is intent on forging her own artistic career with the silk she loves so much. Unable to disobey Blanche however she moves to
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The first in a multi-generational trilogy by mega-seller Penny Jordan is set in the decadent world of the silk industry. Dangerous liaisons... Skeletons in closets...A scandalous web of lies & deceit... The Pickfords are just your average family. 1920s Cheshire. A time of great glamour & decadence high living & loose morality. A time where anything goes
- & does. Amber Vrontsky is the heiress to the wealthy Pickford dynasty presided over by the formidable Blanche. Obsessed with social climbing Blanche wants nothing more for her granddaughter than a titled husband
- a prize which she herself failed to secure despite her immense wealth. But free spirited Amber is intent on forging her own artistic career with the silk she loves so much. Unable to disobey Blanche however she moves to society London to become a debutante
- & enters a world of illicit affairs drug-taking gambling lavender marriages... From the lavish decadence of society London to the opium dens of the Far East the chic boutiques of Paris to the Nazi-controlled streets of Berlin Silk spans the depravity & the glamour of this tumultuous time. Spoil yourself with this dazzling decadent treat by international multi-million-copy selling Penny Jordan
- the ultimate read for fans of Danielle Steel & Penny Vincenzi.

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Silk - A natural fibre made by silk worms

Steel - An alloy made predominately of Iron combined with <2% carbon

Amber - Fosilised tree resin appreciated for its colour

Amber - A yellowy orange colour

Chic - A design term meaning smart or stylish

World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti

Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.

Loose - The opposite to tight

Treat - A reward, also can be away which someone is dealt with to change behaviour.

Glamour - A quality of elegance and sexually attractive sophistication

Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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