First Hands: A facinating tale of fashion and mystery. Bravo! ~ Dolce & Gabbana A wonderful read!  ~ John Galliano

When Trini Woodruff was just nine years old her mother, Myra, abandoned the family home leaving behind an invalid husband and two daughters for a fresh new start in New York. Determined to make something of herself, Myra had aspirations of becoming a famous fashion designer. Fast forward twenty years later, Myra is dead. Forced to go to Manhattan in order to sort out her mother's affairs, Trini is shocked with what she finds there. Myra had been living two lives; one grounded in the reality of a failed wife, mother and career woman; the other a fantasy which she has played out at every opportunity. The two have finally merged, culminating in her tragic and untimely death. Through the pain of facing afresh her mother's abandonment and betrayal, Trini must face up to her own duplicity. For her life has also been built on the fragile foundations of secrets, deception and guilt. She can't go on living a lie forever...