The Last Debutante – Lesley Lokko

The story is a family drama that spans decades, weaving together secrets from the past with their repercussions in the present. The narrative starts in 1936 at Chalfont Hall in Dorset, where a young girl named Kit eavesdrops on her sister’s entry into high society. The arrival of a German visitor sets off a chain of events that none of the family could have predicted, with the fallout affecting a new generation years later.