BY: JUDITH KRANTZ Published: November 1984
Princess Marguerite Daisy Valensky is about a girl who lives spoiled and without no worries. Her dad is a prince and her mom a American actress. She goes to parties, balls, money and love. Men wanted her and women despised her. Her brother betrayed her and was left with no money. She moves to New York and decides to work to pay her sister's medical bills. The setting takes place in England and in Santa Cruz, California. The plot is she needs to decide whether to keep her identity safe or not in order to get money. The reason her brother betrayed her was by raping her and leaving her with no inheritance. Her dad keeps a secret from her which is she has a twin sister. He didn't want her to know because she had a disability problem and he felt disgusted by her. She must learn to accept the life she has, accept her sisters disability and learn to love and trust a man.
FUN FACTS
- It was later on made into a film
AWARDS WON
- New York Top Sellers list
IMPORTANT PASSAGE
"When Stash had recieved the telephoned news of Francesca's death from Matty Firestone, he had started to consider his options even as he booked the flight to Los Angeles. Almost immediately he realized that somone had to be told the story which had been, until now, kept absolutely secret from all the world. He needed help in managing the future and Anabel was the only person he trusted. During the few days that Stash was away in California, Anabel managed to find Queen Anne's School, the best home for retarded children in England, and make arrangements for Danielle to live there."
