Synopsis

ClaraVancehaditall.Millionsoffollowers,abeautyempirebuiltonglamour,andalifecuratedforthecamera.ButalostbetwithhermothersendsherawayfromamarvelousweekendtriptoMykonosandintothedustyatticofherfamily’sdecayingancestralmanor.Thecatchwasherinheritance.Hertask?Adrearyclear-out.Herdiscovery?Acenturies-olddiarybelongingtohergreat-grandmother,EleanorThorne.Theinktellsastoryofaforgottenhistory.Eleanor’sforbiddenobsessionwithherguardianandstep-uncle,CasimirGuggenheim,aruthlessrailroadtycoonwithaheartofstone.ButwhenClaratouchesthetear-stainedpages,thescentofcrushedgardeniasdoesn’tjustfilltheroom,itdragsherbackto1879.TrappedinEleanor’scorsetedbody,Clarafindsherselfundertheroofoftheverymanwhohauntedthediary.Totheworld,Casimirisacold,untouchablemagnate.ToClara,he’sapuzzleshe’sdeterminedtobreak.Theproblem?Claraisn’tthetimid,fragilegirlCasimirremembers.She’sa21st-centuryItGirlwithnofilter,astrategicmindforbusiness,atotallackofrespectforGildedAgeproprietyandadefiancewaitingfortroubletohappen.WhiletheoriginalEleanorwasavictimofherstation,Claraisreadytoburnthecagedown.AsClaranavigatesaworldwhereasinglemisstepmeansruin,schemingrelativesseeherasapawn,andapowerfulsuitorseesherasnothingbutabusinessmerger.Sherealizesthehistorybookswerewrong.RewritingEleanor’stragicendisdangerous,especiallywhenshestartsfallingforthemanshewasneversupposedtohave.Historysaysthey’reatragedy.Clarasayshistoryisabouttogetamakeover.