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When it’s announced that 1958 will be the last year debutantes are to be presented at court, thousands of eager mothers and daughters flood the palace with letters seeking the year’s most coveted invitation: a chance for their daughters to curtsey to Queen Elizabeth and officially come out into society. To appease her traditional mother, Lily Nichols agrees to become a debutante and do the Season, a string of countless balls. But when Lily learns a devastating secret that threatens to destroy her entire family, she’s forced to ask herself what really matters: her family legacy or her own happiness.