Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue and Southampton, Long Island, has done the unthinkable: she’s fallen in love with her young paramour, Captain Octavian Rofrano, an aviator and a hero of the Great War. When Octavian meets Sophie, he falls under the spell of the charming ingénue, even as he uncovers a devastating family secret.Īs a fateful triangle forms, loyalties divide and old crimes are dragged into daylight, drawing Octavian into transgression…and Theresa into the jaws of a bittersweet choice. A Certain Age - Beatriz Williams As the hedonism of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs. Theresa enlists Octavian to check into the background of the reclusive Fortescue family. That is, until Theresa’s impecunious younger brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with Miss Sophie Fortescue, the naïve young daughter of a wealthy inventor. And there is no need: she shares a gentle understanding with Sylvo, the well-bred philanderer to whom she’s already married. Lily Dane has returned to Seaview, Rhode Island, where her family has summered for generations. The old world is crumbling, but divorce for a woman of Theresa’s wealth and social standing remains a high-stakes affair. As the 1938 hurricane approaches Rhode Island, another storm brews in this New York Times bestselling beach read from the author of Her Last Flight and The Golden Hour. Though the battle-scarred Octavian is devoted to his dazzling socialite of a certain age and wants to marry her, Theresa resists. As the hedonism of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs.
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