The Summer Wives Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from pennsylady

There are 3 time lines in this historical fiction offering: Summer 1930 Bianca Medeiro dreams of the elusive, wealthy Hugh Fisher. Summer 1951 " Miranda Schuyler arrives on elite, secretive Winthrop Island in Long Island Sound as a naive eighteen year old, still reeling from the loss of her fathe...

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Miranda Schuyler has arrived on Winthrop Island in the summer of 1951. Her mother is set to marry Hugh Fisher, and after the wedding she will be spending the summer in his home with her new stepsister, Isobel. Miranda soon realizes there are two types of people on the island, the wealthy who come...

from alekee

The setting for this book is a little known exclusive island off the coast of Long Island, and the story spans decades there. The author shows us both sides of the people that live here, the wealthy summer residents, and the immigrant Portuguese's, mainly the businesses and help. Be ready for a b...

from BettyTaylor56

Another fabulous book by Beatriz Williams. A great beach read. This book is about the clash of two cultures here - the rich, privileged summer families and the immigrant working class local families who live on the island year round. The interaction of these cultures sets us up for intrigue, myst...

from susan.h.schofield

I liked this book more than I thought I would - I had never read anything by Beatriz Williams before. Overall it was a good story but predictable - I was able to figure out the relationship between Joseph and Isobel very early on and even the conclusion was anticlimactic and somewhat expected. If...