Lacy Hemingway and Rose O Mallcy. One

born to wealth and power. The other from

the slums. One the pampered child of ship-

ping magnate Charles Hemingway. The other

the daughter of Irish immigrant parents,

who sent her out to work at the age of ten.

Their unlikely friendship was furged in

childhood and bonded/orevcr when they

found themselves on the streets without a

penny to their names. Together they dared

to do what no woman had ever dune before:

they forged a business empire in a world

exclusively dominated by men. They wanted

to become rich, famous, feared. And they

learned that great success brought with it

great dangers.

There was Lacy Hemingway s formidable

father, looking for an opportunity to humble

his rebellious daughter. Therc was Rose

O Malley s terrible slum past, waiting to

engulf her all over again. There was the sea

captain who lost his greatest career oppor-

tunity because of them, and who was look-

ing for revenge. There was the man they

both loved, hut whom only one could

marry. Above all there were the dangerous

changes that power brought to the charac-

ters of both women and tu their friendship.

Audrey Howard has written two previous

novels, The Skylark s Song and The Morning

Tide, and this is her most exciting yet.