Decadent and evocative storytelling at its very best., by NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, Beatriz Williams

1966, Florida

Pepper Schuyler is the kind of woman society loves and loves to talk about - a dazzling being who men watch across crowded, smoky rooms, and women keep their husbands away from. Yet the legend of Pepper is far from the truth...

1935, Cote d'Azur

Nineteen-year-old ingenue Annabelle de Creouville leaves her father's crumbling chateau to help a handsome German Jew fleeing from the Nazi regime - and from the other man with whom Annabelle's future is inextricably entangled. Falling headlong in love as is only possible for the first time, Annabelle follows her heart from Antibes, to Paris, to pre-war Berlin, torn between two very different men, and two very different endings...

Love, friendship and heartbreak, the perfect summer read

About the Author

A graduate of Stanford University with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz Williams spent several years in New York and London hiding her early attempts at fiction, first on company laptops as a communications strategy consultant, and then as an at-home producer of small persons, before her career as a writer took off. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore.

Reviews

'Beguiling, fast-paced and romantic' HEAT

'Gripping' HELLO

Praise for Beatriz Williams:

'A world filled with elegance, charm, and bygone manners ... No-one does it better than Beatriz' Jane Green

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

'Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage' RED

'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

Book Information
ISBN 9780008134952
Author Beatriz Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 370g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 33mm