A Certain Age
- Author Beatriz Williams
- Narrator Mia Barron, Barbara Goodson, Adrienne Rusk
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 14 July 2016
- Run Time 12 hours and 52 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Historical romance, Modern and contemporary fiction.
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What to expect
New York in the Roaring Twenties – a time for love, secrets and scandal…
As the freedom of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue – a beautiful socialite of a certain age – has done the unthinkable: she’s fallen in love with her young lover, Captain Octavian Rofrano, a handsome aviator and hero of the Great War. But though times are changing, divorce for a woman of Theresa’s wealth and social standing is out of the question.
When Theresa’s bachelor brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with the youngest daughter of a newly wealthy inventor, Theresa enlists her lover to present the family’s diamond rose ring to pretty ingénue, Miss Sophie Fortescue – and to check into the background of this little-known family. Yet even as he uncovers a shocking secret, Octavian falls under Sophie’s spell…
Divided loyalties and dangerous revelations lead to a shocking transgression and eventually Theresa must make a choice that will change them all forever.
Critics Review
‘A world filled with elegance, charm, and bygone manners … No-one does it better than Beatriz' Jane Green
n‘Full of wit, romance, and surprising twists’ Popsugar
nPraise for Beatriz Williams:
n‘Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage’ RED
n‘Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge… a perfect storm.’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
n‘A fantastic summer read’ HELLO
n‘Delightful and rewarding from an author to watch’ WE LOVE THIS BOOK
n‘Williams' historical masterpiece is an all-encompassing, period-perfect read.’ RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!)
n‘[A] fast-paced love story…the scorching sun illuminates a friend’s betrayal and reignites a romance’ O, The Oprah Magazine
n‘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
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