
A Hundred Summers: The ultimate romantic escapist beach read
Beatriz Williams
Back in her childhood beach town, Lily must face her ex-fiancé — now married to her former best friend.
Description
As the 1938 hurricane approaches Rhode Island, another storm brews in this novel from the author of "The Secret Life of Violet Grant." "Blends history, romance, and social commentary into...much more than a summer guilty pleasure" (Connecticut Post) Memorial Day, 1938 Lily Dane has returned to Seaview, Rhode Island, where her family has summered for generations. It's an escape not only from New York's social scene but from a heartbreak that still haunts her. Here, among the seaside community that has embraced her since childhood, she finds comfort in the familiar rituals of summer. But this summer is different. Budgie and Nick Greenwald--Lily's former best friend and former fiance--have arrived, too, and Seaview's elite are abuzz. Under Budgie's glamorous influence, Lily is seduced into a complicated web of renewed friendship and dangerous longing. As a cataclysmic hurricane churns north through the Atlantic, and uneasy secrets slowly reveal themselves, Lily and Nick must confront an emotional storm that will change their worlds forever... A PEOPLE STYLEWATCH MUST-READ Includes a Reader's Guide
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