5.0

Another missing Goodreads review... A very nicely told story of the lives of a few wealthy & privileged folks -- in an age when women who divorced were looked at as though something was wrong with them. This story tells about a woman who was mostly dumped by husbands who were jerks -- even in open marriages (common among the aristocracy) -- she had to use her best friend as bait to keep one husband around the house. Life can be complicated and everyone does their best to find happiness -- this is a really good story about one woman and many of her relationships with lovers, husbands, children, friends and other family.