'An enthralling story of success, failure, and heartbreak.'Michael Dufay is an internationally acclaimed fashion designer whose 'Avanti' label has become as famous as Versace, Prada or Armani. From a humble background, he has had to struggle against all the odds to achieve success - a success made even sweeter by his discovery of true love. Life, however, has one more challenge for him to meet. In 2012 he receives an unexpected letter at his studio in Florence, which throws him into an emotional cauldron, catapulting his mind back to 1986 when he and four friends escaped small-town Ireland to London to tread their own paths to success, failure and self-discovery.As Michael suddenly discovers, the past as much as the future has its surprises. A long-hidden truth is revealed, which he must confront by returning to Ireland for the first time in 25 years.
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