A graduate of Stanford University with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz Williams spent several years in New York and London hiding her early attempts at fiction, first on company laptops as a communications strategy consultant, and then as an at-home producer of small persons, before her career as a writer took off. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore.

Praise for Beatriz Williams:‘A world filled with elegance, charm, and bygone manners … No-one does it better than Beatriz' Jane Green‘Full of wit, romance, and surprising twists’ Popsugar‘Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage’ RED‘Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge… a perfect storm.’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING‘A fantastic summer read’ HELLO‘Delightful and rewarding from an author to watch’ WE LOVE THIS BOOK‘Williams' historical masterpiece is an all-encompassing, period-perfect read.’ RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!)‘[A] fast-paced love story…the scorching sun illuminates a friend’s betrayal and reignites a romance’ O, The Oprah Magazine‘A candidate for this year's best beach read – the period story of a derailed love affair seen through a sequence of summers’ Kirkus Book Reviews

A graduate of Stanford University with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz Williams spent several years in New York and London hiding her early attempts at fiction, first on company laptops as a communications strategy consultant, and then as an at-home producer of small persons, before her career as a writer took off. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore.

Praise for Beatriz Williams:‘A world filled with elegance, charm, and bygone manners … No-one does it better than Beatriz' Jane Green‘Full of wit, romance, and surprising twists’ Popsugar‘Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage’ RED‘Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge… a perfect storm.’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING‘A fantastic summer read’ HELLO‘Delightful and rewarding from an author to watch’ WE LOVE THIS BOOK‘Williams' historical masterpiece is an all-encompassing, period-perfect read.’ RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!)‘[A] fast-paced love story…the scorching sun illuminates a friend’s betrayal and reignites a romance’ O, The Oprah Magazine‘A candidate for this year's best beach read – the period story of a derailed love affair seen through a sequence of summers’ Kirkus Book Reviews

A graduate of Stanford University with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz Williams spent several years in New York and London hiding her early attempts at fiction, first on company laptops as a communications strategy consultant, and then as an at-home producer of small persons, before her career as a writer took off. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore.

Praise for Beatriz Williams:‘A world filled with elegance, charm, and bygone manners … No-one does it better than Beatriz' Jane Green‘Full of wit, romance, and surprising twists’ Popsugar‘Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage’ RED‘Summer of 1938: A scandalous love triangle and a famous hurricane converge… a perfect storm.’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING‘A fantastic summer read’ HELLO‘Delightful and rewarding from an author to watch’ WE LOVE THIS BOOK‘Williams' historical masterpiece is an all-encompassing, period-perfect read.’ RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!)‘[A] fast-paced love story…the scorching sun illuminates a friend’s betrayal and reignites a romance’ O, The Oprah Magazine‘A candidate for this year's best beach read – the period story of a derailed love affair seen through a sequence of summers’ Kirkus Book Reviews