This is an ornamental truth. Something terrible has happened in the Moore household. The small town where they live is awash with whispers and curious glances over the tops of manicured hedges. "I heard she did it on purpose... " Ann Moore, Always the flawless wife, mother, and hostess, Ann has chiseled herself into the model that every woman longs to be, or so their husbands think. The pressure for perfection never bothered her. She had learned the rules of surviving in a man's world, until that summer day when it all came apart. Stasia Pritchard, Hired by the Moore family to help-out after the accident, Stasia develops an instant admiration for Mrs. Moore. The woman carries herself with such grace and an air of mystique, that Stasia is eager to unravel the mystery of Ann Moore. The Principles of Good Taste and Ornament follows the Moore family as they confront the dark truths of their blissful suburban American Dream

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