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A Hundred Summers

Beatriz Williams (Goodreads Author)

3.95 · Rating details · 40,848 ratings · 3,684 reviews

Memorial Day, 1938: New York socialite Lily Dane has just returned with her family to the idyllic oceanfront community of Seaview, Rhode Island, expecting another placid summer season among the familiar traditions and friendships that sustained her after heartbreak.

That is, until the Greenwalds decide to take up residence in Seaview.

Nick and Budgie Greenwald are an unwelc ...more

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Jul 11, 2013 Kelly rated it it was ok

Shelves: chick-lit-romance, historical-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Well, this is another book that I wanted to like and it just did not work for me. It started off fine, alternating chapters between “the present” (1938) and “the past” (1931), telling the story of Lily Dane and Nick Greenwald’s ill-fated love affair in 1931 and Lily’s present day (1938) heartache when she learns that Nick and his wife, Lily’s former childhood best friend Budgie, are summering in the same resort town as Lily. As a fluff-tastic beach read, I suppose this novel is fine, but there w Well, this is another book that I wanted to like and it just did not work for me. It started off fine, alternating chapters between “the present” (1938) and “the past” (1931), telling the story of Lily Dane and Nick Greenwald’s ill-fated love affair in 1931 and Lily’s present day (1938) heartache when she learns that Nick and his wife, Lily’s former childhood best friend Budgie, are summering in the same resort town as Lily. As a fluff-tastic beach read, I suppose this novel is fine, but there were some problems I had with the characters and plot.

KIKI. Yikes. Kiki is a tired cliché: a cute, precocious, six-year-old who desperately wants Lily and Nick to get back together. Everyone thinks Kiki is Lily and Nick’s secret love child from their affair in 1931, but, of course, she is not. I knew from the point that Lily told someone that Kiki was her sister, that she was in the delivery room with her mother when Kiki was born, that Kiki was actually the product of an affair between Lily’s mother and Nick’s father (a revelation that actually took Lily most of the novel to figure out). Yep, Kiki is the half-sister to both Lily and Nick. Just think about that a minute. Even though Lily and Nick are not related by blood, Kiki still insisted that her brother (yes, unbeknownst to Kiki, but still…) and sister get married and live happily ever after.

Budgie and Graham. Of course, Budgie and Graham both end up being jerks. Of course they do. Because, of course, Lily and Nick are good people and we cannot let them live their lives apart. They are so meant to be together! Budgie was never really a good friend for Lily, but was it necessary to make Budgie so “evil?” Was blackmailing the Greenwald family necessary? Was the revelation about childhood abuse necessary, especially when placed almost at the end of the book? I think Budgie would have been a more effective character without the blackmail and childhood abuse; just make her simply jealous of Lily and Nick. I also had a problem with the tidy explanation that all of a sudden Graham is revealed to be a huge philandering womanizer because the womanizing made it OK for Lily to dump him: he’s no longer a perfect guy that she does not love, he is a jerk! I almost wished that Graham had remained a “good guy” and that Lily just refused him. I disliked all of the black and white characterizations of the four main characters: Lily and Nick are good, Budgie and Graham are bad! I wish there had been more gray.

The convenient demise of all of the “bad guys:” Budgie, Lily’s mother, and Graham. Here comes a massive hurricane! Watch out Budgie—you may have survived your suicide attempt, but we don’t want Nick to go through a messy divorce! Hurricane bonus: Lily’s mother gets her comeuppance for driving Nick and Lily apart! I suppose at least Graham dies nobly in combat a few years later during the war, but he’s a jerk, so who cares?

Nick’s piratical eyes. Argh! Every time Williams describes Nick, she mentions his piratical eyes or his piratical look. Every time I read “piratical” I almost laughed out loud and found myself wondering whatever happened to “rakish?”

Lily's failure to understand that the snubbing everyone gave Nick and Budgie in Seaview was because of their ill-treatment of her and not Nick's Jewish ancestry. Additionally, Lily's obtuseness about many things in the book was annoying (Kiki's real father, the snubbing, her mother's true colors, Budgie's reason for marrying Nick, etc.).

The Epilogue. It was much too saccharine for me. Of course, once Lily and Nick are free to get married, they take in Kiki and Lily’s father and have two perfect boys and a perfect daughter. And of course, Nick is so very noble that he must not only serve in the war, he insists on serving in a combat unit, but of course, he makes it through D-Day unscathed!
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May 31, 2013 Courtney rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1920s-1940s, beachy-reads, my-favorites

Really loved this book. It is admittedly a little sappy, schmaltzy, and a little contrived, but it is also a fantastic beach read for those of us who love the 1930's. It felt like my favorite old black and white movies, and I would love to see this made into a movie. Great read. ...more

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Oct 09, 2013 Jan rated it did not like it

The more I think about “A Hundred Summers,” the snarkier I get.

Some questions:

What was the real attraction between Lily and Nick? Why ever were Lily and Budgie best friends? Could there be a more gullible person than Lily? Why did 5-year-old Kiki speak like an adolescent? Why was the character whose secrets caused untold heartache a total cipher? Why did gossipy Aunt Julie keep her mouth shut when it really counted? What was with all the smoking and drinking? And Nick’s “piratical” eyes? Wasn’t ...more

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Jul 01, 2013 -Bookish Gal- rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: No One

Recommended to -Bookish Gal- by: Goodreads

Shelves: what-did-i-just-read, chick-lit, historical-fiction, romance, book-club, 2013, 50-states-50countries

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I picked up Beatriz Williams' A Hundred Summers with a lot of expectations, owing to all the things I read about it. Maybe I should have not heeded to the word going around after all.

Seriously the first thought that came to me after I had finished the hideousness that is this book was what the hell are people raving about? It was a task in itself not to be tempted to throw my kindle while I was reading this book.

The book oscillates between 1931/2 and 1938 told from the POV of Lily Dane the book ...more

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Jan 04, 2019 Kristin Hackett (Merrily Kristin) rated it really liked it

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This book has been on my shelf for years and I'm so thankful that I finally picked it up because it was such a pleasure! While we were reading, Alexa pointed out that it's basically Gossip Girl but set in the 1940's and I couldn't agree more. I loved the setting which was part Rhode Island beach town and part New York City. I also enjoyed the dual timelines which I'm learning seems to be a thing in historical fiction. The story spans over a bunch of summers and recounts Lily ...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Sabrina rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013

The cover of A Hundred Summers immediately reminded me of Tigers in Red Weather, a book that both made me cringe and feverishly read to the end. The descriptions sounded relatively similar too, and so I was in no particular hurry to get started on this one. After having it in my purse for a few days, I finally picked it up on the subway ride home and was transfixed. For the first time, in a long time, I was savouring the taste of the words on my tongue rather than racing to the finish line. Ther The cover of A Hundred Summers immediately reminded me of Tigers in Red Weather, a book that both made me cringe and feverishly read to the end. The descriptions sounded relatively similar too, and so I was in no particular hurry to get started on this one. After having it in my purse for a few days, I finally picked it up on the subway ride home and was transfixed. For the first time, in a long time, I was savouring the taste of the words on my tongue rather than racing to the finish line. There’s something about Beatriz Williams writing that makes you want to fold yourself into it and never come out.

Lily Dane, our narrator, uncovers the sordid story of her past and present. In 1931 she was still in college: best friends with Budgie Byrne, a heartbreakingly sexy socialite, and engaged to Nick Greenwald, a Jew. Somewhere between 1932 and 1938, Nick and Budgie were married and Lily found herself trying to swim out of the throes of shock and depression. Just as she thinks she’s accepting of the turns her life has taken, Nick and Budgie show up to summer with her in Seaview, Rhode Island. As the great hurricane of 1938 percolates in the distance, Lily’s entire foundation starts to unravel. She comes closer to learning the truth behind the Greenwald’s marriage as well as shameful family secrets that were meant to stay hidden.

Lily flips back and forth between 1931/1932 and the present, 1938. I have never read a book so perfectly structured between the past and the present. Moving between the two times was effortless and complimentary, rather than jarring. It’s no exaggeration that the book seduced me. The writing was a tease. Every second that I spent in 1938 with Lily, Nick, Budgie, and co., I wanted to know more about 1931, and vice versa. My body tingled with anticipation each time a small piece of the story was unraveled, like the buttons of a shirt slowly being undone to reveal a bit more skin. The scenery was scorching and bright, with hints of salty air tingeing every page.

While the heart of the story involves a love triangle (and occasionally a quadrilateral), Beatriz William’s writing showcases the wrinkles in a time period that is not often written about. She subtly ties together America’s distrust for the Jews, the financial crash, the burgeoning of World War II, and the plastic exterior of society’s finest. That last point was the only one that frustrated me about this book—the characters themselves. We clearly see the severe dysfunction within each person as everyone puts on an overly-affected show but, aside from a few brief moments of clarity, that’s all they ever remain. I would have willingly immersed myself in 100 more pages to learn more about the men and women behind the “darlings” and “my dears” than to catch glimpses at key moments.

When I finally finished the book, it took awhile to pull myself back to present day. I still felt the heat of the beach, the grit of the sand, and the tension of events that unfolded. Maybe a part of me just didn’t want to let go. ...more

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Aug 15, 2013 Tina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kobo, historical-fiction, favourites

I loved this book! It is set in the 1930's along the ocean in Rhode Island and tells of the love story of Lily Dane and Nick Greenwald. The story flips between 1932 when they first met to 1938 when they meet again. This book sort of reminded me of an old movie...a little sappy, a little dramatic but very tender and loving. It is a perfect summer beach read! ...more

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Dec 05, 2015 Christina rated it really liked it

4.5 stars!

Another great historical fiction by Beatriz Williams. Though set in some of the same time period as Along the Infinite Sea ( my first novel by her that I read a couple of weeks ago ) it covers a completely different place and a different occurrence in history. This covered the great New England hurricane of 1938, set in the fictional oceanfront community of Seaview, Rhode Island.

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Jul 14, 2013 Dianne rated it liked it

Was OK - to be fair, this is not my type of book. It started out in a very promising fashion but got increasingly over the top and melodramatic as it went on. The men's dialogue is SUPER cheesy; this might have been a record number of eye rolls for me. (Well, maybe not....I forgot about the one Nicholas Sparks book I read.)

On the up side, some interesting 1930's atmosphere and some memorable characters. I especially liked flamboyant and flirtatious Aunt Julie and stoic Mrs. Hubert.

Just a little ...more

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Jun 02, 2016 ☮Karen rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2016, audio, overdrive, war-wwii

This was the first book I've read by Beatriz Williams and I thought it was pretty good. She threw in some interesting twists and zingers here and there, even though for the most part those twists didn't surprise me. The 1930's and the characters were described well. I do have to mention that it seemed that all the characters were either chain smokers or borderline alcoholics,or both, but then it was the time of Prohibition after all. Picking up a drink or lighting another cigarette seemed to be ...more

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Jan 21, 2018 Sherri Thacker rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-books-that-i-loved

I love books dated back in the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s etc and this one really made me feel like I was back in the 30’s. Loved this from beginning to end. Highly recommend!!

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Jul 27, 2020 Melodie rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-romance

A good read for hot summer days. Family secrets, inter-family entanglements, first love and the inevitable heartbreak that follows, make up this romance set in the 1930s. The wealthy with old money summering at the beach, their hypocrisies and prejudices in full view, makes an interesting subplot.
Even with Mother Nature lending a hand, the ending was predictable. Overall a solid four stars.

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Apr 08, 2013 Patty rated it it was amazing

A Hundred Summers
By
Beatriz Williams

My"in a nutshell" summary...

An oceanfront community, a scandal, secrets and the scorching summer sun...OMG...this has the ingredients for an amazing summer book!

My thoughts after reading this book...

It certainly does not take long to totally fall in love with this book. I loved Lily from the start and was totally suspicious of Budgie immediately. A book is always fun when there is a sort of obnoxious bad girl who is overpowering the more quiet lovely girl...no ...more

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Dec 29, 2017 Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2017

I've spent a lot of time lately going through Beatriz Williams books. Luckily did I have a lot of them available as audiobooks. Like this one. It's a pure joy listening to Williams books.

In A Hundred Summers are we introduced to Lily Dane who has returned to the summerhouse at Seaview, Rhode Island. However, her peaceful summer is interrupted when Nick and Budgie Greenwald arrives. The couple has just married and they are there to restore Budgie's family's old house. Lily and Budgie used to ...more

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Jul 31, 2018 Celia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018-read, ten-year-challenge, fav-authors, 52-2018, states, historical-fiction-read

Beatriz Williams loves to write historical fiction and I love to read it.

The historical event of this book, A Hundred Summers, centers on The Great Hurricane of 1938, which roared into Rhode Island on September 21, 1938. Hurricanes in the North East have a 1% chance of occurring each year, averaging once every hundred summers. The weather though, knows nothing of statistics... Hurricane Sandy struck less than 100 years later, in 2012.

The 'heroine' of this book is Lily Dane. Her best friend is Bu ...more

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Jul 27, 2013 Camie rated it really liked it

Lots of people are calling this a good " beach " or " summer read" and I agree. Set in the 1930's on the Rhode Island coast, it is a romance with lots of twists and turns and a glimpse of high society at a time when everything seemed to be a scandal. I liked the main characters Nick, Lily , and even Budgie (who gets to be the one we're not supposed to like) . It was an interesting time period , and I kept thinking of my grandmother who was part of this generation when women's lives were so diffe ...more

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Aug 02, 2020 Britany rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020, historical-fiction

Set in the 1930's, switching between two timelines we meet four characters that intersect between each others lives.

Lily Dane (a great name) is our protagonist and she's summering in Seaview, RI with her family when her old BFF Budgie screeches into town with her ex-lover. Slowly, the timelines converge and we discover what happened in the past to create the future.

This was just ok for me, mostly predictable and not something I'll remember long into the future. It was a good summer read, even t ...more

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Aug 20, 2013 Karen rated it did not like it

Terrible. Bad. Awful. Resist your urge to identify this book as your 2013 beach read and just walk away. Terrible, impatient character development. You can't even begin to figure out why the two, main female characters - Lily and Budgie - ever became friends, much less had a conversation. Contrived plot developments. I read "Tigers in Red Weather" last summer and was looking for something similar for August - this ain't it. I left this book on the shelf at a vacation house we rented - and felt b ...more

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May 14, 2013 Jessica Jeffers rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction

I don't know about you, but I rarely have truly visceral reactions to books. I obviously love reading and get really excited about them sometimes, but I can't remember the last time that I was so thrown by a plot twist that I've reared back in my chair, shouted creative expletives, and slapped something.

I got to a certain point in A Hundred Summers, though, and that's exactly what happened. I had to slap something.

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I don't know about you, but I rarely have truly visceral reactions to books. I obviously love reading and get really excited about them sometimes, but I can't remember the last time that I was so thrown by a plot twist that I've reared back in my chair, shouted creative expletives, and slapped something.

I got to a certain point in A Hundred Summers, though, and that's exactly what happened. I had to slap something.

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When I was the merchandising supervisor in my bookselling days, I always put together an endcap of beach reads for the summer months. I went through the shelves and grabbed anything with images of sand and surf on the cover. It's actually a little disheartening how many women's fiction books have such similar covers and it's easy to dismiss them all as homogeneous, mindless stories of sex and crying.

If I were still in merchandising, I'd be putting this book up on top of the endcap: the cover fits in thematically (though a little more interesting than most) but it's also the best kind of diversionary reading. It's a little fluffy -- kind of soapish, even -- but it's so well done that I didn't really even notice.

This is a love-and-backstabbing story set in 1930s New England. In 1938, Lily Dane is summering in Rhode Island with her mother, Aunt Julie, and young sister Kiki when an unwelcome blast from the past shows up: her former best friend Budgie and former fiancee Nick -- newly married to each other. The story flashes back and forth between the "present day" and 1931, when the two women were in college and Lily was first meeting Nick. As the story unravels, we learn why their relationship fell apart, secrets come spilling out, and the drama ratchets up.

This is definitely a plot-driven book and the characters aren't the most well-developed or dimensional, but it's fairly well-written and I found myself completely absorbed. I liked how Williams handled the back-and-forth storytelling, slowly revealing pieces of the plot, and I was genuinely shocked by many of the plot twists. This isn't great literature, but it will surely make for a great weekend of reading in the sun.

Sorry, I don't do the beach. Or the pool. This girl doesn't swim, hates sand, and is practically bathing suit-phobic. So it would be a lie to say this was my beach read. I imagine it could be yours, but I read it mostly while sitting on dry land in a park. ...more

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Dec 08, 2020 Rachel rated it liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was a really hard one to rate. On the one hand, I was really entertained the whole time and couldn’t put the book down. I tend to love fiction set in the 1920s-30s, and I couldn’t get enough of the glitz, fashion, etc. On the other, the characters weren’t believable, and neither were their motivations or actions, and the obstacles and resolutions/twists were...obvious but yet completely ridiculous? And zero character growth.

The story alternates between 1931-1932 when Lily and her best frie ...more

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Dec 05, 2015 JudiAnne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Pure and simple this is a gripping love story that spans nearly a decade in the lives of Lily, Nick and Budgie. Lily has come to Seaview, Rhode Island where her socialite family have a summer home. She plans to relax and spend time getting over the difficult breakup with her fiancé, Nick. Budgie, Lily’s best friend suddenly appears with Nick and surprisingly they are married (gasp), which sends Lily into a heartbreak like she has never known before because she knows that she still loves him. The ...more

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Jul 23, 2015 Angie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction

4.5 stars!!!

I was enchanted by this book pretty much within the first page, and I wasn't expecting that! I loved the character of Lily, she's an identifiable personality. And Nick. Oh Nick. Loved them together. What a crazy ride of a love story.

I loved the way it alternated chapters with time periods, giving you a little bit of the puzzle at a time. The slow reveal of the "true" story was great and I built up so much anticipation. Truly I just got emotionally involved in this story and couldn't ...more

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May 04, 2021 Deacon Tom F rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is a lovely book based on a true unique time period....the 1930’s.

This beach read story wrenched at my heart and I was so saddened for the characters. Inside, I was wanting everything to come out ok.

The characters are very relatable and are brought to life by well crafted writing by the author. I began to relate to the couples as I was drawn into there struggles, tragedies and fears.

In the end, the overall themes of joy friendship/companionship and love.

Overall this is a very enjoyable b ...more

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Aug 01, 2020 Jeanne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: on-my-kindle

Lily and Budgie's families spend their summers in Rhode Island. Budgie is beautiful and always out to have fun but reckless. Lily is more serious and beautiful in her own way. While in college Budgie is seeing Graham Pendleton and Lily falls in love with his friend, Nick Greenwald. Years later Budgie shows up at Seaview with her new husband, Nick. The story is told in two separate time lines, 1931 when they all meet and 1938 when Budgie comes back to renovate their cottage. That summer there is ...more

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Mar 21, 2014 Leanne rated it it was ok

Shelves: cut-the-cheese, lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous, read-in-2015

Mindlessly enjoyable as I was reading it, but unbearably cheesy and melodramatic at points. And normally I wouldn't mind that if the story was juicy enough, but the insta-love and black and white characters (Lily and Nick are essentially perfect and Budgie and Graham are eeeevil - what happened to shades of grey?) took the annoyance factor up a notch. ...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Tonya rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reading-challenge-2013

I really love Beatriz Williams' books. I was sucked into this one from the first page. Extremely well written. I read it all in one sitting. This is a perfect summer beach read. Too bad I'm too impatient to wait for our August vacation. ...more

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Aug 31, 2021 Tracy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library-overdrive-listen-audiobook

Interesting and dynamic plot overflowing with flawed characters hiding lots of secrets. Only wish the ending provided more information on what becomes of the main characters a few years further into the future.
Overall, enjoyable and easy to finish in on sitting.

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Dec 18, 2013 Donna rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction

This was my first novel by this author and I found myself completely immersed into it. This was historical fiction based in the 1930's. This is an era that I love to read about, so it was easy to be pulled into this. The author did a great job at creating the setting, especially with the dialogue, but also with the mind set. The romance was a large part of this book, but it was more in a 'star crossed lovers' way. There were also some great twists woven in. So 4 stars. ...more

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Mar 05, 2017 Claire rated it liked it

This was entertaining, but a bit melodramatic. I liked the setting - 1930s New York and Rhode Island - and the love story was romantic and believable. It veered a bit into soap opera at times, though, so I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. ...more

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Aug 27, 2013 Pam rated it it was ok

Shelves: romance, historical-fiction, own, so-not-good

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I read and enjoy romance novels from time to time. I look at them as junk food -- I wouldn't want a steady diet of them, but once in a while, it's nice to scarf one down. With this book, however, I was expecting more. I bought a copy after seeing it praised on several summer reading lists, noting that it took place in the years leading up to WWII (love historical fiction) and that the storyline seemed a cut above the typical chick lit. Unfortunately, I found myself underwhelmed by this cliched, I read and enjoy romance novels from time to time. I look at them as junk food -- I wouldn't want a steady diet of them, but once in a while, it's nice to scarf one down. With this book, however, I was expecting more. I bought a copy after seeing it praised on several summer reading lists, noting that it took place in the years leading up to WWII (love historical fiction) and that the storyline seemed a cut above the typical chick lit. Unfortunately, I found myself underwhelmed by this cliched, melodramatic story.

I give Ms. Williams kudos for her attention to historical detail. The setting seems about right, and most of the dialogue seems in line with the times, although I will add Kiki to the long list of child characters in literature who speak with a vocabulary someone that age would never use. The anti-Semitism element to the story was interesting, but Williams wimps out on this at the end, attributing Nick's snubbing by the country club set to reasons other than his ethnicity.

My biggest quibble is with the make-it-or-break-it factor of any story for me: character development. Unfortunately, in this book there basically is none. The author uses adjectives, not actions to sculpt her characters, with the result being that you never really feel you get to know any of them. She does make an exception with her heroine, Lily, who clearly telegraphs that she is a gullible, empty-headed doormat with her every thought and deed. Seriously -- for years, virtually everyone around her has assumed and gossiped that Kiki is Lily and Nick's daughter, and Lily is genuinely shocked to learn of this? And what about Lily's mother? Her actions shape the entire plot, yet she remains just a shadow of a figure, receiving less page time than the novel's comic relief, Aunt Julie.

As for the plot, it contains lots of twists and turns; a few too many, in fact, to be believable. (Budgie's final revelation to Lily, thrown in almost as an afterthought, really puts it over the top -- oh, so that's why she's such a meanie! Now we can all feel sorry for her when she dies.). And since so many of the pivotal moments in the story are related via lengthy expositional dialogue, their impact is seriously diminished.

A blurb on the back of the dust jacket proclaimed that the story has 'a flavor of Daphne du Maurier'. I find this absolutely laughable. I am a huge fan of du Maurier's; she was an absolute master at creating suspense and crafting unpredictable plot twists. The twists in this book, on the other hand, come barreling at the reader with all the subtlety of a freight train; you can see and hear them coming from miles away. I see absolutely no resemblance whatsoever between this novel and du Maurier's work.

Overall, I might have liked this book better had I not had such high expectations. Unfortunately, my expectations were high, and it was a big disappointment. Oh, well. On to the next book! ...more

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