The absolutely stunning cover of Beatriz Williams’ new novel, A CERTAIN AGE (WilliamMorrow) immediately captures your attention and transports readers back into 1920s New York City, when women were getting bolder and wearing sexier dresses, jazz was all the rage in the nightclubs and booze was flowing illegally!
Mrs. Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue and Southampton, Long Island, has done the unthinkable: she’s fallen in love with a much younger lover, Captain Octavian Rofrano, the Boy, as she calls him, a WWI pilot and hero of the Great War. Though the battle-scarred Octavian is devoted to his socialite and wants to marry her, Theresa resists. There is no need: she shares an understanding with her husband, Sylvo, the well-bred philanderer to whom she’s already married.
That is, until Theresa’s annoying bachelor brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with Miss Sophie Fortescue, the naïve young daughter of a wealthy inventor. Theresa enlists Octavian to check into the background of the reclusive Fortescue family. When Octavian meets Sophie, he falls for her, even as he uncovers a devastating family secret.
Love triangles never turn out well, loyalties divide and old crimes are dragged into the open, drawing Octavian into transgression – and Theresa into making a choice. Deliciously scandalous and elegantly written, as is to be expected from a Beatriz Wiliams’ novel. Expect this to be a huge hit this summer.
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About Beatriz Williams
A 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.
Find out more about Beatriz at her website, and connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Thanks to TLC Book Tours http://www.tlcbooktours.com and William Morrow, we have one copy of A CERTAIN AGE to giveaway. Just tell us what you love most about the roaring 20’s. I love the fashions! Fabulous! We’ll pick a winner Monday.
I have always been fascinated by the 1920’s. I remember as a child and a teenager, attempting to dance the charleston. I also loved the hairdos. The clothing! I used to look for clothing that had a similar cut. And to top it off, I lived in a place in NJ that was very close to an area where speakeasies were known to flourish during that time. And then there’s the cover of this book……..
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Bonnie, You’re going to LOVE A CERTAIN AGE!
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I love both the fashions and the music from the 1920’s. Thanks so much for the chance to win this book. It looks SO good.
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I think it’s the music that would catch my interest.
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I’m torn between the music and the clothing! P.S. The book sounds wonderful.
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I love the hairstyles!!
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The dresses, the bob haircuts, the pearls…it was definitely exquisite.
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I e always loved anything related to the 20’s. The fashion, glamour, speakeasies…
I would love to read this book!
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Fashion, lifestyles, and jazz.
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I love “scandalous” and Beatriz Williams’s books. I hope my queue at the library sends this one to me soon.
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I love the fashion and jewelry. The flapper dresses are beautiful!
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I love Beatriz’s books! My favorite part of the 1920’s has got to be the costumes as well as jewelry and hair! Such a great era!
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The entire mood of this era is absolutely fascinating and I am SURE my reading of this novel will not disappoint! Imagery is my joy in reading, especially with historical novels.
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I love the fashions as well! All of Mary’s dresses from Downton Abbey make me swoon!
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The fashion, undoubtedly. But also, how everyone was more romantic back then 😉
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The jewelry gorgeous romantic.
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Definitely the fashion – the bright colors, the high heels and short skirts – all fabulous!
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I love the way music started to boom in the ’20s.
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Love the music, fashions
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The fashion for sure. The women looked like women.
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The headpieces of the 20’s are the best! There’s nothing like them from any other era.
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Flappers, THE CLOTHES, and the 20’s seemed so beautiful & carefree. A time of opulence.
This book is at the very top of my WISH LIST!! I’ve only heard great things about it & I lerrrrv Beatriz Williams.
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Love the fashions and hairstyles.
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“Love triangles never turn out well” SO very true!
Thanks for being a part of the tour!
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