"The Golden Hour is pure golden delight Beatriz Williams is at the
top of her game." --Kate Quinn, New York Times Bestselling Author
of The Alice Network Beatriz Williams, the New York Times
bestselling author of The Summer Wives, is back with another hot
summer read; a dazzling epic of World War II in which a beautiful
young "society reporter" is sent to the Bahamas, a haven of spies,
traitors, and the infamous Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The
Bahamas, 1941. Newly-widowed Leonora "Lulu" Randolph arrives in the
Bahamas to investigate the Governor and his wife for a New York
society magazine. After all, American readers have an insatiable
appetite for news of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, that
glamorous couple whose love affair nearly brought the British
monarchy to its knees five years earlier. What more intriguing
backdrop for their romance than a wartime Caribbean paradise, a
colonial playground for kingpins of ill-gotten empires? Or so Lulu
imagines. But as she infiltrates the Duke and Duchess's social
circle, and the powerful cabal that controls the islands' political
and financial affairs, she uncovers evidence that beneath the
glister of Wallis and Edward's marriage lies an ugly--and even
treasonous--reality. In fact, Windsor-era Nassau seethes with
spies, financial swindles, and racial tension, and in the middle of
it all stands Benedict Thorpe: a scientist of tremendous charm and
murky national loyalties. Inevitably, the willful and wounded Lulu
falls in love. Then Nassau's wealthiest man is murdered in one of
the most notorious cases of the century, and the resulting coverup
reeks of royal privilege. Benedict Thorpe disappears without a
trace, and Lulu embarks on a journey to London and beyond to unpick
Thorpe's complicated family history: a fateful love affair, a
wartime tragedy, and a mother from whom all joy is stolen. The
stories of two unforgettable women thread together in this
extraordinary epic of espionage, sacrifice, human love, and human
courage, set against a shocking true crime . . . and the rise and
fall of a legendary royal couple.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
