Some reasons for 3 stars:- Many parts were predictable. -I would have like a chart of all the families names. It would not ruin a surprise-The ending I did not like.-However, I did like the time period.

THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS......the genesis of many a tome. Here, it is a summer enclave on Long Island Sound, where the wealthy come to their summer mansions, their country club, their parties. The year round people make their living from shops, as servants and from the ocean. Miranda arrives at the age of seventeen, when her mother marries into one of these wealthy families, not used to the ways of the rich. She will fall in love and become entangled in something she little understands. Diffe...

3.5 stars rounded up. I listened to the audio CD of Summer Wives written by Beatriz Williams and narrated by Kristin Kelbly. This was my second attempt at reading this book. The first time I tried reading the hard cover version but just couldn’t get into it. I found it confusing with all the characters that were introduced. Listening to the audio CD this time, I was determined to persevere and I was glad that I did. It was well written, masterfully plotted and included several rich and well deve...

Miranda has come back to Winthrop Island after 18 years. No one knows why she has returned. She is now a famous actress, but has bruises on her face. She needs to heal in more ways than one. She hasn’t been back to the island since the murder of her step father Hugh Fisher. She was only 18 when this happened. Why did she return now, when the convicted killer of her step father has escaped from prison. Her mother and step sister are unwelcoming to Miranda. This book has three interconnected story...

3.5 stars“Nobody ever says what they really mean. There is this vast fabric of tender little lies, and all the important things are unspoken. Boiling there underneath. We only bother telling the truth when it’s too small to count.”Dark secrets, lies, and betrayals set the stage for The Summer Wives. This chaotic saga is built around exclusive Winthrop Island, where the rich vacation and the locals live modest lives. The class lines create a comfortable divide, but when boundaries are crossed, it...

I was pretty much bored throughout most of this book, and while it wasn’t bad enough for me to DNF it, I didn’t at any point feel compelled to pick it up. Miranda, a national movie star, returns back to an American island after many years of absence. This island is a closed community where everyone knows each other and their secrets, and Miranda is visibly nervous to go back and reveal herself. The closed and protective community of this island is what drives the plot forward, and I wasn’t buyin...

Someone was wrongly accused of murder! And then someone else was impregnated out of wedlock! And then someone else set fire to a building! Also something about a lighthouse! AND EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS INCREDIBLY ATTRACTIVE!

Please find full review on my blog: https://umutreviews.wordpress.com/201...I love a good historical fiction full of family saga, some mysteries of the past and a bit of romance. This book is exactly that! The book is set up in several time frames, and we travel within these times back and forth. I love this type of books in which we travel in time to slowly put the whole picture together. And this book really keeps you on the edge till the VERY end 🙂Miranda Schuyler is our main character, who a...

Another elegant and mesmerizing read by Beatriz Williams. I've come to enjoy Ms. Williams' books. They are kind of like visiting an old friend. The Summer Wives is a story that weaves multiple timelines into a twisty and satisfying ending. Although the twists were not jaw dropping (I was able to guess what was probably going on midway through), it is nonetheless an absorbing story that is hard to put down. We meet the Fisher family who spend their summers living on Fisher's Island in the long is...

I have mixed feelings about this book.First, the writing is very pretty. It's sensual, and paints evocative pictures. I forgot I was reading about a fictional place in America, it seems very European all the way through. So it's got that going for it.The conflict is also well thought out. Miranda makes an excellent main character, and the conflict of the well to do summer residents vs. the working class plays out well.The negatives: the plot kind of drags. I am honestly kind of tired of reading

Miranda has come back after eighteen years to the island where she has spent every summer since her mother married into the prestigious Fisher family. She hasn’t told anyone the reason why she has returned to Winthrop’s Island with bruises that no one mentions, but since she stays for a relatively long time, the reason can be assumed even though it might be the wrong guess.Miranda's return isn’t a welcome event even after all of this time, though, because of her testimony at the trial of the li

Miranda Schuyler returns to Winthrop Island, her former home she left 18 years before following tragic events. She’s now a famous Shakespearean actress married to a famous director and this is the first time she’s visited since then. A lot happened then and she’s not quite sure why she’s back but has reached a pivotal point in her life and is hoping the Island will help her find answers to questions she hasn’t even asked. The story is told through Miranda’s point of view, transitioning between 1...

Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/2.5 StarsBefore I begin, let me say that this is not a book that normally falls into my wheelhouse when it comes to my “must reads.” So how did I end up with it? Well, there are several reasons. To begin with, where I live . . . . Also, along with my favorite time of year of bulky sweaters that hide my fat, comes my arch nemesis of basic bitches . . . . *shudder*So I figured I might as well read as many “summery” things as poss...

The Summer Wives was another book by the wonderful Beatriz Williams. She can tell a story unlike anyone else and I felt like I was right back there in time! I did find myself getting confused because of so many different characters and all the different time periods and because of that I didn’t finish this book. It was just dragging too much for me. I’m very disappointed in this one. I know I’m in the minority for not loving this one.