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Title: A Certain Age
Author: Beatriz Williams
Narrator: Mia Baron, Barbara Goodson, Adrienne Rusk
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-14-16
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
New York in the roaring '20s - 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.
Critic Reviews:
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)
Members Reviews:
The One I've Been Waiting For - Great Story, Even Better Writing
I've been in a reader's drought. I picked up book after book and thought maybe I'd just read too many, in this genre especially, and just couldn't thoroughly enjoy one anymore. I've been craving great writing. I'm tired of picking up books and feeling that I've already read the story many times before, or that the book has so much filler and the author is just trying to get that particular book in some series completed. I'm tired of characters not coming to life for me, of them being a simple stereotype, rather than a carefully crafted unique individual.
Well the drought is over. This book is a fantastic read. The author is gifted and the story and characters are so perfectly put together. There is an absolute maturity to the writing--I've read some of this author's other books since reading this one and this is the best. They've all been good but each has improved over the other.. If you are on the fence about whether you want this book or not, get it. You will be pleasantly satisfied. Now if you like the very graphic sexual romance novels, this won't be the one for you. It's about love and conflict and maturing - for all of the characters.
I'm not going to go over the story because I don't actually like synopses in my reviews because I don't like to know too much about a story before I read it. I just like to know if one likes it and why. Well, I loved this book. Every sentence has a meaning and a purpose.
