Garden of Lies by Goudge, Eileen - 1989

New York: Viking Penguin. Good in Good dust jacket 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Acidfree 1st prtg of Eileen's 1st Novel SIGNED BY AUTHOR on 1/2 tp; not written-in, underlined, reprint/club, remainder or ex-library. Good/Good. Lite soil & sunning to edges; unclipped DJ has slight crease, tiny chips on top and a 1" closed tear at foot. Mail SAMEDAY! ; 9.30 x 1.80 x 6.30; 544 pages; 'Sometimes an act that takes but moments to accomplish can change destinies forever..'#From Library Journal: The fiction tradition that a woman will do anything for a man is alive and well in this novel by ``Sweet Valley High'' teen series writer Goudge. Sylvia seizes the opportunity offered by a hospital fire to switch infants, taking a newborn whose appearance resembles her husband's. Her true child, fathered by Sylvia's lover, is left to make her own way in the world. Rachel, raised in luxury as Sylvia's daughter, becomes a doctor. When her career is jeopardized, she is defended by Sylvia's real daughter, who has overcome poverty to become a lawyer. The two women of course compete for the same man, as Sylvia herself tries to decide whet; Signed by Author .