In the glittering yet exacting world of London’s West End, a spirited young American woman navigates ambition, romance, and social expectation. Drawn into theatrical circles and fashionable society, she must balance independence with propriety in a city alive with performance and intrigue. As friendships deepen and loyalties are tested, she discovers that the greatest role she must master is her own.
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Pasha, is an aging ingnue who is suddenly confronted by the slim, prim and intimidating wife of one of her legion of gift-bearing admirers. Out of guilt and sentimentality, Pasha accedes to the aggrieved wife's demand to return all of the gifts that her husband has given, although this unfaithful husband among the many has given her only two inexpensive items. The dozen stories in this collection also include "Rothschild's Fiddle,".a village undertaker who realizes too late what an angry..