Lace

Four accomplished and glamorous women in their forties – two Europeans and two Americans – are mysteriously summoned to New York’s opulent Pierre Hotel. To their astonishment, they find themselves face-to-face with Lili, a tempestuous and beautiful young Hollywood starlet, each woman harboring a shared, guilty secret that has bound them together and kept them apart for decades. Lili, however, has a burning question for them: 'Which one of you is my mother?' When the women, caught off guard, refuse to answer, Lili embarks on an obsessive, global quest to uncover her origins, traversing the lavish playgrounds of the rich and famous from Parisian salons to London boardrooms. This captivating saga plunges readers into a world of high-stakes drama, intricate family ties, and the complex lives of five unforgettable women, revealing how a single secret can ripple through generations and reshape destinies.