Peyton Place

First published in 1956, Peyton Place uncovers the passions, lies and cruelties that simmer beneath the surface of a postcard-perfect town. At the centre of the novel are three women, each with a secret to hide, Constance MacKenzie, the original desperate housewife, her daughter Allison, whose dreams are stifled by small-town small-mindedness, and Selena Cross, her gypsy-eyed friend from the wrong side of the tracks.