Pearl and Ginevra grow up in the era known as the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Soon, the two young women must decide who they want to be in this world, and survive what it takes to get there...
Every summer, they meet in a hidden spot beneath the weeping beeches to talk of art and life, and their struggles to break the barriers of their lives.
Kindred souls, the girls become fast friends but must keep their friendship hidden from Pearl\'s controlling mother.
Meanwhile Ginevra, fresh off the boat from Italy, finds her own dreams out of reach as she joins the unwelcoming household as a servant and seamstress.
A chance meeting with Mary Cassatt sparks her secret desire to be an artist.
Surrounded by Astors and Vanderbilts, Pearl fills her days with teatime and shallow friendships, yearning for something more.
One lives above the stairs, the other below.
Pearl and Ginevra grow up in the era known as the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island
