In pursuit of happiness a young womans dreams extend beyond money and marriage in this aspirational historical novel by the international bestselling author of The Light After the War. Its 1927 and Helen Montgomery is coming of age on Philadelphias Main Line where privileged young women are set for life. But Helen has desires of her own. Debutante balls eligible bachelors and marriage arent among them...until her father is embroiled in a devastating scandal that jeopardizes the familys financial future and social standing that is. Then it becomes up to Helen to repair both by marrying a man of wealth and connection. Edgar Scott is as independent as Helen. The black-sheep scion of a railroad magnate Edgars aspirations of becoming an author go against the grain of his own familys expectations. For a time Helen and Edgars marriage grows from attraction and convenience to genuine loyalty and respect. But as Edgars frustrations and rejections mount and Helens personal dreams recede the cracks in the perfect life Helen wants are beginning to show. So begins Helens journey of forgiveness redefining the meaning of perfection--for herself and in others--and accepting with all her heart the mistakes humans make in the name of love.
