The jewels of Tessa Kent : a novel / Judith Krantz.
At 18, Maggie discovers Tessa, 32, is not a sister, but her mother. Tessa's parents wanted it kept a secret, as did Tessa so she could present herself as a virgin, after being sewn, to billionaire Luke. Maggie's discovery leads to a break, but mother and daughter will reunite when Maggie becomes pregnant.
Record details
- ISBN: 0609603094
- ISBN: 9780609603093
- Physical Description: viii, 389 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [1998]
- Copyright: ©1998
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Subject: | Terminally ill parents > Fiction. Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Illegitimate children > Fiction. Actresses > Fiction. Auctions > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. |
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