A Hundred Summers
A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams is a historical fiction novel published by Penguin Publishing Group on April 1, 2014. This first paperback edition spans 432 pages and is written in English. The story unfolds as Lily Dane returns to Seaview, Rhode Island, seeking solace from her past heartbreak and the bustling New York social scene. Amid the familiar summer rituals, she encounters her former best friend Budgie and ex-fiancé Nick Greenwald, leading to a complex interplay of friendship and longing.
As the 1938 hurricane approaches, the narrative delves into the emotional turmoil that Lily faces, intertwined with the secrets and dynamics of her seaside community. The novel explores themes of romance and personal conflict against the backdrop of a looming natural disaster. Readers will find a richly woven tale that captures the essence of summer and the intricacies of relationships during a pivotal moment in the 20th century.
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As the 1938 hurricane approaches Rhode Island, another storm brews in this New York Times bestselling beach read from the author of The Golden Hour and Husbands & Lovers.
Lily Dane has returned to Seaview, Rhode Island, where her family has summered for generations. It’s an escape not only from New York’s social scene but from a heartbreak that still haunts her. Here, among the seaside community that has embraced her since childhood, she finds comfort in the familiar rituals of summer.
But this summer is different. Budgie and Nick Greenwald—Lily’s former best friend and former fiancé—have arrived, too, and Seaview’s elite are abuzz. Under Budgie’s glamorous influence, Lily is seduced into a complicated web of renewed friendship and dangerous longing.
As a cataclysmic hurricane churns north through the Atlantic, and uneasy secrets slowly reveal themselves, Lily and Nick must confront an emotional storm that will change their worlds forever…
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