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Expected Publication: May
27, 2014
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Synopsis...
Manhattan, 1964. Vivian Schuyler, newly graduated from Bryn Mawr College,
has recently defied the privilege of her storied old Fifth Avenue family to do
the unthinkable for a budding Kennedy-era socialite: break into the Mad Men
world of razor-stylish Metropolitan magazine. But when she receives a bulky
overseas parcel in the mail, the unexpected contents draw her inexorably back
into her family’s past, and the hushed-over crime passionnel of an aunt she
never knew, whose existence has been wiped from the record of history.
Berlin, 1914. Violet Schuyler Grant endures her marriage to the
philandering and decades-older scientist Dr. Walter Grant for one reason: for
all his faults, he provides the necessary support to her liminal position as a
young American female physicist in prewar Germany. The arrival of Dr. Grant’s
magnetic former student at the beginning of Europe’s fateful summer interrupts
this delicate détente. Lionel Richardson, a captain in the British Army,
challenges Violet to escape her husband’s perverse hold, and as the world edges
into war and Lionel’s shocking true motives become evident, Violet is tempted
to take the ultimate step to set herself free and seek a life of her own
conviction with a man whose cause is as audacious as her own.
As the iridescent and fractured Vivian digs deeper into her aunt’s past
and the mystery of her ultimate fate, Violet’s story of determination and
desire unfolds, shedding light on the darkness of her years abroad . . . and
teaching Vivian to reach forward with grace for the ambitious future––and the
love––she wants most.
Why
I Can’t Wait….
I
became a huge fan of Beatriz Williams after reading her last book A Hundred
Summers. She really got me in reading more historical fiction. I know this one
won’t disappoint either, I know she will deliver! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Plus it comes out on my bday! Cool.
What are you waiting on?
Please link me up to yours. I’d love to see your picks!
This sounds interesting
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Leydy @ OUaT & Redcarpetendings
Okay, I loved the sixties and books about that era...and traveling back in time to meet characters from the past is one of my favorite things. Enjoy! And thanks for sharing...
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Ooh, sounds good :) Nice pick!
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Zareena @ Books and Books
Ohh this sounds really good. Great pick!
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I loved A Hundred Summers and am excited to see that Williams has a new book coming out. Great pick!
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