What Caroline Knew

by Caryn James

Gorgeous, elegant, wealthy, and intelligent, Caroline has an effect on every male who crosses her path. When a handsome, talented artist reveals a painting of her in a compromising position, she is almost ruined socially. This moment, and the secrets and lies that follow, will haunt her throughout her life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312343124
• ISBN13: 9780312343125
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A PAGE TURNER!

James's juicy novel is an elegant, insightful exploration of one woman's brush with fame and notoriety. It's as lush and seductive as a John Singer Sargent portrait. What Caroline Knew is an absolute must-read that can't be put down once started.

A SWIFT, FASCINATING READ

With a silky purr, James' protagonist Caroline Stephens draws you effortlessly in to the luxe, luscious world of old New York money in the 1920's. It's a while before you realize that your new friend is a boa constrictor. As the story unfolds, James repeatedly switches the lens through which the reader sees her characters, so that reading the book is like peering into a turning kaleidoscope. The story keeps twisting and tightening right up till the final pages. The book is a pleasure to read: swift, assured and full of wonderful period details.