Memorial Day, 1938: New
York socialite Lily Dane has just returned with her family to the
idyllic oceanfront community of Seaview, Rhode Island, expecting another
placid summer season among the familiar traditions and friendships that
sustained her after heartbreak.
That is, until Greenwalds decide to take up residence in Seaview.
Nick and Budgie Greenwald are an unwelcome specter from Lily’s past: her former best friend and her former fiancé, now recently married—an event that set off a wildfire of gossip among the elite of Seaview, who have summered together for generations. Budgie’s arrival to restore her family’s old house puts her once more in the center of the community’s social scene, and she insinuates herself back into Lily's friendship with an overpowering talent for seduction...and an alluring acquaintance from their college days, Yankees pitcher Graham Pendleton. But the ties that bind Lily to Nick are too strong and intricate to ignore, and the two are drawn back into long-buried dreams, despite their uneasy secrets and many emotional obligations.
Under the scorching summer sun, the unexpected truth of Budgie and Nick’s marriage bubbles to the surface, and as a cataclysmic hurricane barrels unseen up the Atlantic and into New England, Lily and Nick must confront an emotional cyclone of their own, which will change their worlds forever.
That is, until Greenwalds decide to take up residence in Seaview.
Nick and Budgie Greenwald are an unwelcome specter from Lily’s past: her former best friend and her former fiancé, now recently married—an event that set off a wildfire of gossip among the elite of Seaview, who have summered together for generations. Budgie’s arrival to restore her family’s old house puts her once more in the center of the community’s social scene, and she insinuates herself back into Lily's friendship with an overpowering talent for seduction...and an alluring acquaintance from their college days, Yankees pitcher Graham Pendleton. But the ties that bind Lily to Nick are too strong and intricate to ignore, and the two are drawn back into long-buried dreams, despite their uneasy secrets and many emotional obligations.
Under the scorching summer sun, the unexpected truth of Budgie and Nick’s marriage bubbles to the surface, and as a cataclysmic hurricane barrels unseen up the Atlantic and into New England, Lily and Nick must confront an emotional cyclone of their own, which will change their worlds forever.
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A Stanford University honors graduate with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz Williams spent
several years in New York and London as a corporate and communications
strategy consultant. She now lives with her husband and four children
near the Connecticut shore, where she divides her time between writing
and laundry. She is the author of the international bestseller Overseas and also writes as Juliana Gray. Visit her online at www.beatrizwilliams.com.
“Beatriz Williams does it again! 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…
Definitely a book for my keeper shelf.” —Karen White, New York Times Bestselling Author of Sea Change
“Williams’ sweeping saga of betrayal, sacrifice, and redemption
trenchantly examines the often duplicitous nature of female friendships and family expectations”
—Booklist
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I'm starting this after I finish my current book. Looks like it would make a great summer read!
ReplyDeleteI love her writing. Thanks for the chance.
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