Like a diamond
Malcolm Macdonald (Author)
"As British society begins to change just prior to World War I, the de Vivians are trying to preserve their upper-class values while their younger children, Peter and Beatrice, insist on rejecting them. The family moves to Falmouth in Cornwall, and Peter causes an uproar when he meets the new staff and shakes the hand of the beautiful housemaid, Gemma. He instantly falls in love with her, but Gemma tries to maintain the proper division between their classes. She has reason to be leery of a young master pursuing a maid, as her twin sister was pursued and seduced under similar circumstances, only to be abandoned when she became pregnant. The family, including Gemma, who is Beatrice's personal maid, travels to London for the season. Peter hopes that this will give him more opportunities to convince Gemma of his sincerity, but even if he wins her heart, the couple will have to face his parents."--Booklist
Print Book, English, 1999
First U.S. edition
St. Martin's Press, New York, 1999