01004nam a22001697b 450000500170000000800410001702000230005804000140008104100060009508200120010110000220011324500470013526000420018230000210022449000240024550005650026920240926151730.0240926b        sa ||||| |||| 00| 1 eng d  a9781444739084qpbk  aRDAcOCLC  2E  aEF STIR  aStirling, Jessica  aThe blue evening gonecby Jessica Stirling  aLondon;bHodeer and Stoughton;c1999.  a413 pagesc18 cm  aThe Beckman sagav2  aThough the Great Depression has brought misery to many, Holly Beckman has a thriving art business, a devoted husband and a son she adores. Until the holiday in Monte Carlo where for the first time she experiences romance. Almost reluctantly, Holly falls in love with the charming American dancer Peter Freeman. Then two works of art she sold turn out to be forgeries, just as her scapegrace brother Ritchie returns to London after years abroad. Maury, Holly's trusted older brother, suspects that Ritchie is plotting once more to bring the Beckman family down.