This
novel about a filthy rich Family focuses on three very smart women. Darley gave up her trust fund so that she
could marry Malcolm without a pre-nup and gave up her career as well. Georgiana, Darley’s younger sister, works for
a non-profit and becomes romantically involved with Brady, who works at the
same company. Sasha is married to Cord,
Darley and Georgiana’s brother, and lives in the family home, which is still
littered with childhood keepsakes and deteriorating furniture that Cord’s family
will not allow Sasha to get rid of.
Plus, Sasha’s sisters-in-law privately refer to her as GD—Gold
Digger—and erroneously believe that she did not sign a pre-nup. All the talk of lost jewelry, deb balls, lunches
at the club, and private schools was just too much privilege for me. Don’t get me wrong; these are not bad people,
but their problems, by and large, are not problems that I can really relate
to. And, as in many of these family
dramas, there are secrets galore.
Georgiana has a Secret that is basically tearing her apart, and she
shares it with Sasha, in confidence, of course.
Then when the secret finally is revealed, everyone is mad at Sasha for
not telling everyone sooner. But,
wait. Isn’t that what someone is
supposed to do with a secret? Keep it a
secret, right? Darley and Malcom also
have a secret, until they finally realize that the longer they hold on to the
secret, the worse the humiliation is going to be. At times I just wanted to throw up my hands
and tell these people to get over themselves.
