Audio Book Description:
Olympia Crawford Rubinstein hasa way ofmanaging her thriving family with grace and humor. Withtwin daughters finishinghigh school, a son at Dartmouth, and akindergartener from her second marriage,there seems to be nothing Olympia can`t handle... untilone sunny day in May, when she opens an invitation for herdaughters to attend the most exclusive coming out ball in New York- and chaos erupts all around her. For Olympia`s husband, Harry, the ideaof a blue-blood debutante ball is abhorrent. Her daughter, Veronica, a natural born rebel, agrees- while identical twin, Virgina, is alreadyshopping for the perfect dress. Then there`s Olympia`s ex, who sees the ball as the perfect opportunity for a family feud. Amid everything, Olympia`scollege-aged son, Charlie, is facing a turning point in his life and will need his mother morethan ever. But Olympia ia determined to steer her familythrough the event- until, just days before the cotillion, things begin to unravel with alarming speed. From a son`s crisis to a daughter`sheartbreak, from a case of the chickenpox to a political debate raging in her household, Olympia is on the verge of surrender...until a series ofstartling choices and changes of heart, family and friends turna night of calamity into an evening of magic. As old wounds are healed, barriers areshattered and new traditions are born, and a debutante ball becomes a catalyst for change, revelation, acceptance, and love.
