A FLASH OF DIAMONDS is a richly detailed novel of Geneva society in a jaded 1980s Europe. The story revolves around a Genevois private banker smugly 'managing' an elegant, competent wife and a clever, spoiled mistress. From Beacon Hill to the Beau Rivage, from Chicago to chateau, both American women are dazzling--at their best and at their worst. Everything changes for all three of them one bright summer afternoon in that city on the lake.