It was the world's most luxurious hotel empire - a monument to the ruthless determination of four powerful women, counting no cost in the drive of their ambition. They were the love makers.
Elizabeth: fragile and vulnerable on the surface, diamond-hard beneath, whose struggle to bring up her children in New York never caused her to lose sight of her dream . . .
Charlotte: sensuality's slave, who deserted her family for an Italian prince, only to find her ecstasy turned to nightmare in war-torn Italy . . .
Anna: orphaned, anonymous, unaware of her noble heritage, who followed a path of gold from the ashes of World War II . . .
Dorothy: poor little rich girl, target of her father's bitterness, whose multi-million dollar legacy made her powerful, desirable, ultimately invincible . . .