A Certain Age

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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: shes 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 Theresas wealth and social standing is out of the question.

When Theresas bachelor brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with the youngest daughter of a newly wealthy inventor, Theresa enlists her lover to present the familys diamond rose ring to pretty ingnue, 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 Sophies spell

Divided loyalties and dangerous revelations lead to a shocking transgression and eventually Theresa must make a choice that will change them all forever.

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A world filled with elegance, charm, and bygone manners No-one does it better than Beatriz' Jane Green

Full of wit, romance, and surprising twists Popsugar

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Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage RED

Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge a perfect storm. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

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.