Certain Age
Certain Age
Certain Age
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Description
Description
New York in the Roaring Twenties - a time for love, secrets and scandal...
As the freedom of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue - a beautiful socialite of a certain age - has done the unthinkable: she's fallen in love with her young lover, Captain Octavian Rofrano, a handsome aviator and hero of the Great War. But though times are changing, divorce for a woman of Theresa's wealth and social standing is out of the question.
When Theresa's bachelor brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with the youngest daughter of a newly wealthy inventor, Theresa enlists her lover to present the family's diamond rose ring to pretty ingénue, Miss Sophie Fortescue - and to check into the background of this little-known family. Yet even as he uncovers a shocking secret, Octavian falls under Sophie's spell...
Divided loyalties and dangerous revelations lead to a shocking transgression and eventually Theresa must make a choice that will change them all forever.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"An unforeseen love. A decades-old murder left unsolved. Once again Beatriz Williams spins a tantalizing tale of love and murder set against the gilt and glamour of the Roaring Twenties." - Cynthia Drews Cinnamon, Browseabout Books, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Praise for A Hundred Summers: "Novels as masterfully done as A Hundred Summers come along only about that often. Beatriz Williams delivers an intricately woven tale of friendship, betrayal, old families, and closely guarded secrets. It is what every beach book should aspire to be - smart and engrossing." - Elin Hilderbrand, author of Beautiful Day on A HUNDRED SUMMERS
"A Hundred Summers sparkles like the New England summer sun. A brilliantly told tale of love lost and found, of friendship, and of family ties that strangle... Definitely a book for my keeper shelf." - Karen White, New York Times-bestselling author of Sea Change on A HUNDRED SUMMERS
"Smart, delicious writing...Williams adds a signature touch of historic drama." - Library Journal on A HUNDRED SUMMERS
"Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge in a New England beach community. Add in a betrayal between friends, a marriage for money, and a Yankee pitcher, and it's a perfect storm." - Good Housekeeping on A HUNDRED SUMMERS
Praise for The Secret Life of Violet Grant: "A riveting tale of murder and adultery." - Us Weekly on THE SECRET LIFE OF VIOLET GRANT
"Another absorbing page-turner filled with romance and secrets.... Violet's narrative will captivate readers with its intrigue and the protagonist's struggles." - Library Journal on THE SECRET LIFE OF VIOLET GRANT
"Williams conjures up another substantive beach read steeped in history and familial intrigue.... Readers will love wallowing in the twists and turns of this irresistibly luxurious tale." - Booklist on THE SECRET LIFE OF VIOLET GRANT
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