When catherine da costa, a wealthy manhattan matron, learns she has only a short time to live, she realizes that her family tree will die unless she passes on its legacy and traditions to her granddaughters. But suzanne ...When catherine da costa, a wealthy manhattan matron, learns she has only a short time to live, she realizes that her family tree will die unless she passes on its legacy and traditions to her granddaughters. But suzanne and francesca, beautiful young women caught up in trendy causes and ambitious careers, have no interest in the past.