A Hundred Summers
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Hundred Summers
By (Author) Beatriz Williams
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
20th July 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 27mm
300g
Description
The New York Times bestselling novel.
Rhode Island, 1938. A sweltering summer of secrets, passion and betrayal
I wish I could remember more. I wish I had taken down every detail, because I didnt see him again until the summer of 1938; the summer the hurricane came and washed the world away
Lily Dane has returned to the exclusive enclave of Seaview, Rhode Island, hoping for an escape from the city and from her heartbreak. What she gets instead is the pain of facing newlyweds Budgie and Nick Greenwald her former best friend and former fianc.
During lazy days and gin-soaked nights, Lily is drawn back under Budgies glamorous and enticing influence, and the truth behind Budgie and Nicks betrayal of Lily begins to emerge. And as the spectre of war in Europe looms, a storm threatens to destroy everything
Reviews
A world filled with elegance, charm, and bygone manners No-one does it better than Beatriz' Jane Green
Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge a perfect storm. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage RED
A fantastic summer read HELLO
Delightful and rewarding from an author to watch WE LOVE THIS BOOK
Williams' historical masterpiece is an all-encompassing, period-perfect read. RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!)
[A] fast-paced love storythe scorching sun illuminates a friends betrayal and reignites a romance O, The Oprah Magazine
A candidate for this year's best beach read the period story of a derailed love affair seen through a sequence of summers Kirkus Book Reviews
Author Bio
A graduate of Stanford University with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz Williams spent several years in New York and London hiding her early attempts at fiction, first on company laptops as a communications strategy consultant, and then as an at-home producer of small persons, before her career as a writer took off. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore.
