Thanks to Courtney Landi of Berkley/NAL, Penguin Group USA, I am giving away one copy of A Hundred Summers.
Book Description:
As the summer of 1938 opens, New York socialite Lily Dane has arrived at her family’s idyllic cottage on the Rhode Island coast with her mother and six-year-old sister in tow. Seven years earlier, as a Smith College senior, Lily fell head-over-heels for Dartmouth quarterback Nick Greenwald in a whirlwind romance gone wrong. Now, after a difficult year, Lily is looking forward to a rejuvenating respite in the place that helped her heal after her broken engagement.
But her plan is upended when Budgie, her ex-best friend, and Lily’s former fiancé arrive in Seaview for the season. Newly married to Nick, Budgie intends to restore her family’s cottage and reclaim her spot in Seaview’s posh social scene. The pair’s arrival rekindles a wildfire of gossip and casts a pall over Lily’s beloved home-away-from-home. In this small class-conscious community, Lily is hard-pressed to avoid her faithless ex-friend. Budgie is nothing if not seductive and resourceful and she soon pulls kindhearted Lily back into her orbit, insinuating herself into Lily’s good graces.
As a cataclysmic hurricane churns north through the Atlantic, and uneasy secrets slowly reveal themselves, Lily and Nick will confront an emotional storm that will change their worlds forever.
Slipping gracefully back and forth between fictional Seaview and glimmering moneyed New York in the ‘30s, A HUNDRED SUMMERS brilliantly captures an endangered way of life and the twin devastations heaped upon a community that summer: the loss of innocence and the loss of a way of life.
“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
About Beatriz Williams:
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.
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The story, the era and the characters sound all are fascinating.
Interesting that it’s written in the 1930’s. What really interests me about this book is the friction between two friends Lilly and Budgie. I want to read what happens when Budgie comes to Seaview with her husband Nick, Lilly ex-finance. The book description mentions that Budgie gets Lilly back into her good graces. Hmmmmmm. It will be fascinating to read about all the secrets and female friendship. I’m going to Goodreads now to enter it as a want to read on my list.
The locations New York and coast of Rhode Island dated in the 1930’s seems like it will be a simpler time. Yes that will be interesting to read to me. I’m really more interested in the friction female friendship between Lilly and Budgie. I want to read what happens when Budgie shows up in Seaview with her husband Nick, Lilly ex-fiance. The book review mentions that Budgie gets Lilly back in her good graces. The book description has my curiosity to see what secrets are revealed, the women’s friendship and how it affects other characters in the story. After reading the review I went to my Goodreads account and entered it in my want to read list.
Living in Rhode Island from my teens to late 20s and spending many summers in coastal towns there, I was immediately drawn by the idea of living summers in another time via fiction. It really looks like a great read. 🙂
I really like the coast setting, and all of the secrets that will be revealed. It sounds like a great read.
I think life in this pre-WWII era sounds intriguing. Plus, I really like the cover, the umbrella is so appealing and the women look the part–maybe my grandma looked like that at the beach!