The Invention of Sarah Cummings

<b>In a world where everyone is putting on a show, there is a love that is genuine.<br></b><br>Sarah Cummings has one goal in life--to break into Chicago's high society. Desperate to stop serving dinner to members of the wealthy Banning family and to start eating at society tables, Sarah spends her meager free time altering cast-off gowns to create the perfect wardrobe for her future life.<br><br>When opportunity knocks at a chance meeting, she presents herself as Serena Cuthbert, weaving a fictitious past to go with her fictitious name. But as she gets closer to her goal--and closer to Simon Tewell, director of St. Andrew's Orphanage--Sarah finds that she must choose between the life she has and the life she dreams of. <br><br>Can she piece together the perfect life from scraps? Or will it all come unraveled in the face of true love?<br><br>&quot;Newport's touching historical romance sweeps readers into another time and place, where elegance and wealth are abundant and where dreams really can come true. Highly recommended for fans of Tamera Alexander.&quot;--<i>Library Journal<br></i><br><b>Praise for the Avenue of Dreams series:<br></b><br>&quot;Chicago's history comes alive on each page.&quot;--Andrea Boeshaar, author of Seasons of Redemption series<br><br>&quot;With attention to historical detail and an artful sense of place, Olivia Newport gives readers a fascinating glimpse into . . . the roles of women in the world.&quot;--<i>USA Today</i>, <i>Happily Ever After</i> blog <br><br>&quot;Newport's characters are by turn charming, conniving, or trying to be true to themselves in spite of what society expects of them.&quot;--<i>RT Book Reviews</i><br><br><br><b>Olivia Newport </b>is the author of <i>The Pursuit of Lucy Banning</i> and <i>The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow</i>. Her husband and two twentysomething children provide welcome distraction from the people stomping through her head on their way into her books. She chases joy in stunning Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, where daylilies grow as tall as she is. Find out more at www.OliviaNewport.com.