Gloaming

With Great Gatsby grandeur, formal tables are set in the yard of the Wellington estate in Great Neck, Long Island for Margo Wellington's Engagement Party to Stephan Randall. Jealousy brews when Margo's Cousin Walter brings Chloe Winsler, a beautiful singer, and she and Stephan talk incessantly throughout dinner. Margo becomes enraged when she spies Chloe give Stephan her card — which he discreetly slips inside his suit jacket. Stephan insists it was for him to make dinner reservations for them at The Wexley — the supper club where Chloe sings. In a heated argument Stephan storms off in the middle of their engagement party, while Margo is rushed to the hospital for a twisted ankle from wearing stilettos on the lawn. Jealousy proves fatal when accusations lead to an unexpected disaster. Will old money be able to mask the truth?Discover how The Gloaming is a time of light and darkness, mixed with deception and raw truth."e;This story beautifully shows contrast between those in high society with wealth and honor as against those with unfortunate humble lives in the lower class."e;─MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW