Roses in December Author:Frances Parkinson Keyes Young Frances Wheeler was blessed with nearly everything that comes with social standing. Her youth is filled with gay and romantic young men, fashionable and charming girls, elegant balls in stately homes. Her beautiful autocratic, spoiled mother's three marriages outrage Boston's polite society, and her insistence on dominating Frances' life... more » threaten the girl's happiness. But then handsome, gallant young Henry Keyes comes into Frances' life! "ROSES IN DECEMBER is a nostalgic book, reflecting an era of culture, charm and elegance, told with warmth, intimacy, and vividness of detail." - Chicago Tribune« less