The golden straw a novel

"A gift of a golden straw hat influences the destiny of Emily Pearson, her children and grandchildren, in this portrait of English life from the late Victorian times."@en
"After Emily's employer dies, leaving her a millinery business, Emily holidays in 1880's Nice, where she meets the man who will bring tragedy to her family for generations."@en
"The Golden Straw, a hat, was presented to Emily. After her friend Mabel's death Emily took herself off to an hotel in Nice. It was now 1880 and Paul Anderson Steerman, a fellow guest, first noticed The Golden Straw, then his gaze quickly turned to Emily. But he was not all he seemed to be, and he was to bring nothing but disgrace and tragedy to Emily. The traumatic months following her return to England were but a prelude to a series of events that would influence the destiny not only of her children but her grandchildren too."@en
"The gift of a golden straw hat influences the destiny of Emily Pearson, her children and grandchildren, in this portrait of English life from late Victorian times to the middle of the 20th century."@en