Fifth avenue glamour girl - renée rosen

Its 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all.

Her name is Estée Lauder, and shes about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer .

In New York City, you can disappear into the crowd.

At least thats what Gloria Downing desperately hopes as she tries to reinvent herself after a devastating family scandal.

Shes ready for a total life makeover and a friend she can lean on--and into her path walks a young, idealistic woman named Estée.

Their chance encounter will change Glorias life forever.

Estée dreams of success and becoming a household name like Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, and Revlon.

Before Gloria knows it, she is swept up in her new friends mission and while Estée rolls up her sleeves, Gloria begins to discover her own talents.

After landing a job at Saks Fifth Avenue, New Yorks finest luxury department store, Gloria finds her voice, which proves instrumental in opening doors for Estées insatiable ambitions.

But in a world unaccustomed to women with power, theyll each have to pay the price that comes with daring to live life on their own terms and refusing to back down.