Sparkles

"Fabulously wealthy, internationally adored, the Massot family owns one of the last great aristocratic jewelry firms in Paris. But seven years have passed since the disappearance of the patriarch, Pierre Massot. With hope of his return all but extinguished, his beautiful young widow, Sophie, reluctantly declares her husband dead and takes control of the family business. But even as Sophie begins to look to the future, forces are conspiring to destroy the Massots - by unearthing the devastating secret from their past that Pierre may have died trying to protect." "Louise Bagshawe's sweeping story takes readers from the murky diamond mines of Soviet Russia to the cultural whirl of modern-day Paris, unraveling the mystery of Pierre Massot's fate and the scandal and deceit that lie behind the Massot family fortune. Spanning continents and decades, Louise Bagshawe's Sparkles is a tale of ambition, betrayal, and romance."--BOOK JACKET.Bagshawe, Louise is the author of 'Sparkles', published 2006 under ISBN 9780755304295 and ISBN 0755304292.