From the Publisher
The Summer Wives is an exquisitely rendered novel that tackles two of my favorite topics: love and money. The glorious setting and drama are enriched by Williams’s signature vintage touch. It’s at the top of my picks for the beach this summer.” — Elin Hilderbrand, author of The Perfect Couple
“Longtime Williams fans, readers of historical fiction and mysteries, and anyone seeking engaging plot twists will find satisfaction in these pages.” — Booklist
“With just the right touch of bitters, Williams mixes a satisfyingly tempestuous—and eminently beachworthy—[follow-up] to her beloved Schuyler Sisters series.” — Kirkus (starred review)
“[A] satisfying simmer of a read.” — USA Today
”Another hot book for summer from the prolific Williams... A romantic, multilayered tale.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
“Engrossing and gripping, you will finish this book in one sitting.” — St. Louis Post Dispatch
“The Summer Wives is a compulsively readable story that will make you swear you can smell the salt air.” — Popsugar
“This book is what the term “beach read” was made for.” — Buzzfeed
“Romance, class issues, dark secrets, and murder—it’s all here in this deliciously rich novel.” — Bustle
“Williams has crafted a kaleidoscope of a novel – a mystery, a romance, and an utterly beguiling examination of the cost of secrets . . . The Summer Wives is a startling portrait of the courage it requires to make your own second chances.” — Entertainment Weekly
“The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams will give you the full order. It takes place on an exclusive island off Long Island Sound. Think: cocktails, sailing, croquet. A woman who visits as a teen falls in love with a local...who is later accused of murdering her stepfather. Intrigue, served.” — SKIMM Reads
Philadelphia Inquirer
”Another hot book for summer from the prolific Williams... A romantic, multilayered tale.
Elin Hilderbrand
The Summer Wives is an exquisitely rendered novel that tackles two of my favorite topics: love and money. The glorious setting and drama are enriched by Williams’s signature vintage touch. It’s at the top of my picks for the beach this summer.”
USA Today
[A] satisfying simmer of a read.
Buzzfeed
This book is what the term “beach read” was made for.
Entertainment Weekly
Williams has crafted a kaleidoscope of a novel – a mystery, a romance, and an utterly beguiling examination of the cost of secrets . . . The Summer Wives is a startling portrait of the courage it requires to make your own second chances.
Booklist
Longtime Williams fans, readers of historical fiction and mysteries, and anyone seeking engaging plot twists will find satisfaction in these pages.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Engrossing and gripping, you will finish this book in one sitting.
Popsugar
The Summer Wives is a compulsively readable story that will make you swear you can smell the salt air.
Bustle
Romance, class issues, dark secrets, and murder—it’s all here in this deliciously rich novel.
Booklist
Longtime Williams fans, readers of historical fiction and mysteries, and anyone seeking engaging plot twists will find satisfaction in these pages.
USA Today
[A] satisfying simmer of a read.
SKIMM Reads
The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams will give you the full order. It takes place on an exclusive island off Long Island Sound. Think: cocktails, sailing, croquet. A woman who visits as a teen falls in love with a local...who is later accused of murdering her stepfather. Intrigue, served.”
RT Book Reviews
Williams transports readers to a time and place replete with glamour, drama and secrets. Delving into the inner sanctum of wealthy families to expose the dark sides of their lives is something Williams excels at. Readers are swept away into the opulent three dimensional world where they see and feel along with her believable, engaging characters. As always the backdrop is well drawn and the plot compelling, making this a hard-to-put-down read and one you’ll want to savor.
Library Journal
04/15/2018
In 1951, 18-year-old Miranda Schuyler and her mother arrive on Winthrop Island in Long Island Sound for her mother's marriage to the wealthy Hugh Fisher. Miranda's impulsive stepsister Isobel introduces her to the other families with big summer houses; she also presents her island friend Joseph Vargas, a Brown University student who helps out on his father's lobster boat during the high season. Isobel soon resents the instant connection between Miranda and Joseph, who find joy in their romance despite the challenges from both sides of the class divide. But the promise of a bright future together ends the moment Joseph pleads guilty in the mysterious death of Isobel's father. Decades later, Miranda is back on the island and Joseph has escaped from prison; is it coincidence, or will lingering questions about the night of Fisher's death finally be answered? The author displays a mastery of character building while thoughtfully planting evocative details about the setting and the era's social structures. The intricate and complex web of relationships within stated conventions are skillfully created and add depth to the narrative. VERDICT Longtime Williams fans, readers of historical fiction and mysteries, and anyone seeking engaging plot twists will find satisfaction in these pages. [See Prepub Alert, 1/22/18; library marketing.]—Stacey Hayman, Rocky River P.L., OH
