The dying of the light: a novel (First edition.)

Diana Cooke was 'born with the century' and came of age just after World War I.

The daughter of Virginia gentry, she knew early that her parents had only one asset, besides her famous beauty: their stately house, Saratoga, the largest in the commonwealth, which has hosted the creme of society and Hollywood royalty.

Though they are land-rich, the Cookes do not have the means to sustain the estate.

Without a wealthy husband, Diana will lose the mansion that has been the heart and soul of her family for five generations.

Could the rich but mysterious Captain Copperton be her solution?