Praise for The Debutante: 'It's an elegant and glamorous plo - which means lots of mouth-watering descriptions of decaying stately homes by the sea' - Daily Mail 'The latest from the author of bestseller Elegance. New Yorker Cate immerses herself in the mystery of the Mitford-esque 1920's London debutante' - Red 'A shoebox filled with momentos sets artist Cate on a hunt for the truth behind the disappearance of a dazzling 1920's 'it' girl in Kathleen Tessaro's The Debutante' - Good Housekeeping 'Tessaro gets her story-weaving wand out with a gloriously rich story of past and present love' - InStyle 'Reading The Debutante was the most delicious treat. Engrossing, romantic, wise and witty - the perfect read. I could not put it down' - Gillian Greenwood, author of Satisfaction and The Ghost Lover Praise for Kathleen Tessaro: 'Ultra-smart and classily edgy, this is the glitz novel brought up to date' - Sunday Times 'This is a book all women will identify with' - Glamour

Born in Pittsburgh, Kathleen Tessaro studied drama before emigrating to London. After ten years working as an actress in films, television, and theatre, she trained as a drama teacher and voice coach. During this time, she began to write seriously and produced her debut novel Elegance, which became a bestseller in both hardback and paperback. She has since written two further bestsellers, Innocence and The Flirt. Kathleen lives in London.