Beatriz Williams writes historical fiction, often exploring family secrets and dramatic love stories in books like Summer Wives and Our Woman in Moscow. Her stories, including Summerly and All the Ways We Said Goodbye, transport readers to different times and places with engaging characters.
Lost Summers of Newport
Lost Summers of Newport
Synopsis
Told across three timelines, the novel follows Andie Figuero, a reality-TV producer restoring the crumbling Sprague Hall in Newport, Rhode Island in 2019; Lucky Sprague, who fled Mussolini's Italy as a child and returns to the same mansion in 1957 only to uncover a devastating family secret in its boathouse; and Ellen Daniels, a music teacher hired in 1899 to help a Sprague daughter attract an Italian prince during the height of the Gilded Age. As the three storylines converge, long-buried secrets about the Sprague family and the mansion's boathouse come to light.
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Characters
Andie FigueroProtagonist
A reality-TV producer restoring Sprague Hall in 2019.
Lucky SpragueProtagonist
Reclusive owner of Sprague Hall, whose 1957 storyline uncovers a family secret.
Ellen DanielsProtagonist
A music teacher hired in 1899 to help a Sprague daughter attract a suitor.
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Places
Edition
Lost Summers of NewportUnknown, 2023HarperCollins PublishersLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9780063040755
4 editions available
