A Certain Age
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.
‘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
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”'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
