The beach at Summerly [large print] : a novel / Beatriz Williams.
May 1946. As Winthrop Island prepares for summer, glamorous Olive Rainsford moves into Summerly, the idyllic estate of the wealthy Peabody family. To Emilia Winthrop, the devoted daughter of Summerly's caretaker, Olive introduces a world of daring possibility. As the weather heats up, Emilia is drawn into a friendhip with Olive, while romance simmers with Olive's beloved nephew, Shep. But the promise of Peabody patronage is interrupted by Sumner Fox, an FBI agent demanding Emilia's help in capturing a Soviet agent working from sonewhere inside the estate. April 1954. Emilia has rebuilt her life as a professor, when shocking news arrives - the traitor she helped convict will be swapped for an American spy imprisoned in the Soviet Union, with a mysterious condition only Emilia can fulfill. Reluctantly, she is forced to confront her past, and make a choice that could destroy the Peabody family - and Emilia's chance for redemption - all over again.-- Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063322912
- ISBN: 0063322919
- ISBN: 9798888804155
- Physical Description: 501 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st Harper edition
- Publisher: New York : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC WILLIAMS (Text) | 36015001888631 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
May 1946. As Winthrop Island prepares for summer, glamorous Olive Rainsford moves into Summerly, the idyllic estate of the wealthy Peabody family. To Emilia Winthrop, the devoted daughter of Summerly's caretaker, Olive introduces a world of daring possibility. As the weather heats up, Emilia is drawn into a friendhip with Olive, while romance simmers with Olive's beloved nephew, Shep. But the promise of Peabody patronage is interrupted by Sumner Fox, an FBI agent demanding Emilia's help in capturing a Soviet agent working from sonewhere inside the estate. April 1954. Emilia has rebuilt her life as a professor, when shocking news arrives - the traitor she helped convict will be swapped for an American spy imprisoned in the Soviet Union, with a mysterious condition only Emilia can fulfill. Reluctantly, she is forced to confront her past, and make a choice that could destroy the Peabody family - and Emilia's chance for redemption - all over again.--
