First comes love - then comes Scandal! Based on the true story of Gilded Age débutante Sara Swan Whiting and her ill-fated marriage to socialite Oliver H.P. Belmont. Mrs. Astor's sword cuts both ways to protect family secrets buried for over a century. But how much is truth and how much is propaganda generated by rumors and the newspapers?

Newport, R.I. 1880 - American débutante Sara Swan Whiting has been trained for one purpose: to marry well into society. 'Ethereally beautiful' and 'the spirit of the ball', Sara garners many suitors. But none steal her heart, until destiny steps in and she is introduced to Oliver Belmont, the handsome son of financier August Belmont.

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