About the book: 1997 / The serenely happy life of each of the four friends, beauties of Balzac's age, is unexpectedly interrupted by a family tragedy... Peach's beloved husband, millionaire Drake Maloney, dies. Maggie's desire to become independent destroys her marriage to the courageous Kirk. Charming Laura finds her husband in the arms of a Hollywood movie star. Brilliant makeup artist Grace learns that her daughter is expecting a child from a man who, quite possibly, was her father... Now each of the heroines will have to once again fight for the right to happiness!