Book Gazing: The Post Office Girl - Stefan Zweig

She arrives at the Swiss hotel her aunt and uncle are holidaying in, a poor, shabby girl, ashamed of her clothes and frightened of desk clerks. Her aunt quickly transforms her into a presentable young woman and her new appearance unleashes a ... A few weeks later her aunt hears rumours that people have found out that Christine is a poor village girl. Fearful that the scandalous origins of her own money (the pay off for removing herself during the scandal years ago) may be ...