Publisher's Synopsis
In glittering Newport, Rhode Island, at the close of the nineteenth century, status is everything. But despite being a poorer relation to the venerable Vanderbilts, EmmaCross has shaped her own identity--as a reporter and a sleuth. Fancies and Fashion reporter Emma Cross is sent by the Newport Observer tocover an elite house party at Rough Point, the "cottage" owned by her distantcousin Frederick Vanderbilt, which has been rented as a retreat for artists. To hersurprise, the illustrious guests include her estranged Bohemian parents--recently returned from Europe--as well as a variety of notable artists, including authorEdith Wharton.
