Book Giveaway: A HUNDRED SUMMERS By Beatriz Williams

A brilliantly told tale of love lost and
found, of friendship, and of family ties…

Definitely a book for my keeper shelf.”
—Karen White, New York Times Bestselling Author of Sea Change

“Williams’
sweeping saga of betrayal, sacrifice, and redemption

trenchantly
examines the often duplicitous nature of female friendships and family
expectations”

—Booklist

Beatriz Williams burst onto the literary scene in 2012
with a debut novel so irresistible, it not only earned raves among trade
reviewers and in the blogosphere, it snagged awards even before its pub
date.  Championing heroic values and the
fateful power of love, Overseas made
romantics out of cynics and went on to become an international bestseller. 

On
the heels of that captivating debut, Williams enchanted readers yet again with
the hardcover release of A HUNDRED
SUMMERS, an evocative Depression-era tale about love lost and found, and
the devastating price of guarding secrets. 
Now, a year after its original release, A HUNDRED SUMMERS (Berkley Trade Paperback Reprint; April 1, 2014;
978-0425270035; $16) reappears once again in trade paperback, just in time for
beach season.

As
the summer of 1938 opens, New York socialite Lily Dane has arrived at her
family’s idyllic cottage on the Rhode Island coast with her mother and
six-year-old sister in tow.  Seven years
earlier, as a Smith College senior, Lily fell head-over-heels for Dartmouth
quarterback Nick Greenwald in a whirlwind romance gone wrong.  Now, after a difficult year, Lily is looking
forward to a rejuvenating respite in the place that helped her heal after her
broken engagement. 

But
her plan is upended when Budgie, her ex-best friend, and Lily’s former fiancé
arrive in Seaview for the season.  Newly
married to Nick, Budgie intends to restore her family’s cottage and reclaim her
spot in Seaview’s posh social scene.  The
pair’s arrival rekindles a wildfire of gossip and casts a pall over Lily’s
beloved home-away-from-home.  In this
small class-conscious community, Lily is hard-pressed to avoid her faithless
ex-friend.  Budgie is nothing if not
seductive and resourceful and she soon pulls kindhearted Lily back into her
orbit, insinuating herself into Lily’s good graces. 

As
a cataclysmic hurricane churns north through the Atlantic, and uneasy secrets
slowly reveal themselves, Lily and Nick will confront an emotional storm that
will change their worlds forever.

Slipping
gracefully back and forth between fictional Seaview and glimmering moneyed New
York in the ‘30s, A HUNDRED SUMMERS brilliantly
captures an endangered way of life and the twin devastations heaped upon a
community that summer: the loss of innocence and the loss of a way of
life. 

About
the author:

A
Stanford University honors graduate with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz Williams spent several years in
New York and London as a corporate and communications strategy consultant. She
now lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore, where
she divides her time between writing and laundry. She is the author of the
international bestseller Overseas and
also writes as Juliana Gray. Visit her online at www.beatrizwilliams.com.  Williams has a new novel publishing May 27, 2014, titled THE SECRET LIFE OF VIOLET GRANT.

NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!

Enter to win your very own copy of A HUNDRED SUMMERS.

All you have to do is fill out the form below.  The giveaway is open to US residents only.  You may enter the giveaway only once.  The giveaway will end at 11:59 PM on Thursday, April 10, 2014.  I will choose a winner on Friday, April 11, 2014, using Random.org. I will email the winner and the winner will have 48 hours to respond or I will choose a new winner.  This giveaway is made possible by Berkley Books and Penguin Group. I am not responsible for items that are not delivered but will do my best to make sure you receive your prize.