A fine imitation

Set in the glamorous 1920s this is an intoxicating debut that sweeps readers into a privileged Manhattan socialite's restless life and the affair with a mysterious painter that upends her world. Vera Bellington has beauty pedigree and a penthouse at The Angelus. Emil Hallan arrives at The Angelus to paint a mural above its glittering subterranean pool. The handsome French artist shrouds his work in secrecy and piques Vera's curiosity. When the dangerous mysteries of Emil's past are revealed Vera faces an impossible choice - whether to cling to her familiar world of privilege and propriety or to risk her future with the enigmatic man who has taken her heart.