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The Summer Wives
The Summer Wives
Author: Beatriz Williams
In the summer of 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 father in the Second World War. Although a graduate of the exclusive Foxcroft Academy in Virginia, Miranda has always lived on the margins of high society. When her beautiful mo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780062660343
ISBN-10: 0062660349
Publication Date: 7/10/2018
Pages: 384
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: William Morrow
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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I really liked the descriptions of the ocean and the island and the use of Shakespeare in the book. I really didn't like all the soap opera elements that I won't enumerate because they are spoilers. Closed communities where real communication doesn't happen aren't healthy places. Maybe that's the point the author was trying to make, but I didn't enjoy spending my reading time there. There is a lot of jumping between character voices and time periods so pay attention to the chapter headers.

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