Thorndike Press large print core series

"To appease her traditional mother, aspiring university student Lily Nichols agrees to become a debutante and do the Season, a string of countless balls and cocktail parties. In doing so, she befriends two women: the cool and aloof Leana Hartford whose apparent perfection hides a darker side, and the ambitious Katherine Norman who dreams of a career once she helps her parents find their place among the elite. But the effervescence of the Season evaporates once Lily learns a devastating secret that threatens to destroy her family. Faced with a dark past, she's forced to ask herself what really matters: her family legacy or her own happiness"--