Hundred Summers

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 Lilys 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. Budgies arrival to restore her familys old house puts her once more in the center of the communitys 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 Nicks 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.

andmdash;Anne Fortier, New York Times-bestselling author of Juliet

  “A candidate for this years big beach read.” —Kirkus

“Novels as masterfully done as A Hundred Summers come along only about that often.  Beatriz Williams delivers an intricately woven tale of friendship, betrayal, old families, and closely guarded secrets.  It is what every beach book should aspire to be - smart and engrossing.”                                                              —Elin Hilderbrand, author of Beautiful Day and the bestselling Summerland

"Smart, delicious writing... Williams adds a signature touch of historic drama."  —Library Journal 

"Williams' sweeping saga of betrayal, sacrifice, and redemption trenchantly examines the often duplicitous nature of female friendships and family friendships." 

—Booklist

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 that strangle… Definitely a book for my keeper shelf. —Karen White New York Times-bestselling author of Sea Change     Praise for Overseas

  “Williamss pacing is excellent: as one question is answered another arises…This is a delicious story about the ultimate romantic fantasy: love that not only triumphs over time and common sense, but, once Kate overcomes Julians WWI-era ideas about honor, includes mind-blowing sex.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred ) on Overseas

“A full-throated love story…With her [Williams] gift for humor, snappy dialogue and swooning romance, there's plenty to enjoy and the promise of more enjoyable escapism to come." —Kirkus on Overseas

  “Outstanding…With a complicated romance, intriguing suspense, a dashing hero, a feisty heroine, and a fantastic but plausible time-travel explanation, this book will hit the mark for readers wanting something exceptional for their summer reading." —Library Journal on Overseas

and#8220;It is what every beach book should aspire to beand#8212;smart and engrossing.and#8221;and#8212;Elin Hilderbrand

and#8220;[A] great summer read.and#8221;and#8212;People

and#8220;Will keep the reader so engrossed, multiple applications of sunscreen will be required.and#8221;and#8212;USA Today

and#8220;A wonderfully evocative atmosphere of hot and hazy days, shimmering parties, and lazy afternoons on the beach. Add in a little romance, a lost love, and a family mystery, and youand#8217;ve got the perfect way to spend an afternoon in the hot sand.and#8221;and#8212;Examiner.com

and#8220;A candidate for this yearand#8217;s big beach read.and#8221;and#8212;Kirkus Reviews

and#8220;[A] fast-paced love story.and#8221;and#8212;O, The Oprah Magazine

and#8220;Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge in a New England beach community. Add in a betrayal between friends, a marriage for money, and a Yankee pitcher, and itand#8217;s a perfect storm.and#8221;and#8212;Good Housekeeping

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...

READERS GUIDE INCLUDED

But this summer is different. Budgie and Nick Greenwald--Lily's former best friend and former fianc --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...

READERS GUIDE INCLUDED

When twenty-something Wall Street analyst Kate Wilson attracts the notice of the legendary Julian Laurence at a business meeting, no oneandrsquo;s more surprised than she is. Julianandrsquo;s relentless energy and his extraordinary intellect electrify her, but sheandrsquo;s baffled by his sudden interest. Why would this handsome British billionaireandmdash;Manhattanandrsquo;s most eligible bachelorandmdash;pursue a pretty but bookish young banker who hasnandrsquo;t had a boyfriend since college?

The answer is beyond imagining . . . at least at first. Kate and Julianandrsquo;s story may have begun not in the moneyed world of twenty-first-century Manhattan but in France during World War I, when a mysterious American woman emerged from the shadows of the Western Front to save the life of Captain Julian Laurence Ashford, a celebrated war poet and infantry officer.

Now, in modern-day New York, Kate and Julian must protect themselves from the secrets of the past, and trust in a true love that transcends time and space.

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.

and#160;and#147;Blends history, romance, and social commentary into...much more than a summer guilty pleasureand#8221; (Connecticut Post)

Memorial Day, 1938

Lily Dane has returned to Seaview, Rhode Island, where her family has summered for generations. Itand#8217;s an escape not only from New Yorkand#8217;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 Greenwaldand#151;Lilyand#8217;s former best friend and former fiancand#233;and#151;have arrived, too, and Seaviewand#8217;s elite are abuzz. Under Budgieand#8217;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 foreverand#133;

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Includes a Reader's Guide

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