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A Certain Age

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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

    ‘Full of wit, romance, and surprising twists’ Popsugar

    Praise for Beatriz Williams:

    ‘Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage’ RED

    ‘Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge… a perfect storm.’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

    ‘A fantastic summer read’ HELLO

    ‘Delightful and rewarding from an author to watch’ WE LOVE THIS BOOK

    ‘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

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