Decadent and evocative storytelling at its very best., by NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, Beatriz WilliamsDecadent and evocative storytelling at its very best., by NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, Beatriz Williams1966, FloridaPepper Schuyler is the kind of woman society loves and loves to talk about – a dazzling being who men watch across crowded, smoky rooms, and women keep their husbands away from. Yet the legend of Pepper is far from the truth…1935, Côte d’AzurNineteen-year-old ingénue Annabelle de Créouville leaves her father’s crumbling chateau to help a handsome German Jew fleeing from the Nazi regime – and from the other man with whom Annabelle’s future is inextricably entangled. Falling headlong in love as is only possible for the first time, Annabelle follows her heart from Antibes, to Paris, to pre-war Berlin, torn between two very different men, and two very different endings…‘Beguiling, fast-paced and romantic’ HEAT‘Gripping’ HELLOPraise for Beatriz Williams:'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‘Williams' historical masterpiece is an all-encompassing, period-perfect read.’ RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!)‘[A] fast-paced love story…the scorching sun illuminates a friend’s 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‘Another absorbing page-turner filled with romance and secrets…. a narrative that will captivate readers with its intrigue and the protagonist’s struggles…’ Library Journal‘Williams conjures up another substantive beach read steeped in history and familial intrigue… Readers will love wallowing in the twists and turns of this irresistibly luxurious tale’ BooklistLove, friendship and heartbreak, the perfect summer readA 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.Love, friendship and heartbreak, the perfect summer read• Beatriz is a New York Times bestselling author in the US, and we have bought both her frontlist with HCUS, and her backlist from Penguin US• Like all of Beatriz’s novels, this is a rich and decadent slice of pre-war high society in Boston and Cape Cod• Beatriz is a quality writer who writes in the commercial-literary sweet spot. She writes two books a year• Beatriz is very PR-savvy and keen to break into the UK marketCompetition: Instructions For A Heatwave; Villa America; Instructions For A Heatwave; Beautiful Fools. Vanessa LaFaye;Naomi Wood; Maggie Shipstead; R. Clifton Spargo;
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