Bücher von Beatriz Williams

"A captivating Cold War page-turner." ? Real SimpleThe New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives returns with a gripping and profoundly human story of Cold War espionage and family devotion.In the autumn of 1948, Iris Digby vanishes from her London home with her American diplomat husband and their two children. The world is shocked by the family's sensational disappearance. Were they eliminated by the Soviet intelligence service? Or have the Digbys defected to Moscow with a trove of the West's most vital secrets?Four years later, Ruth Macallister receives a postcard from the twin sister she hasn't seen since their catastrophic parting in Rome in the summer of 1940, as war engulfed the continent and Iris fell desperately in love with an enigmatic United States Embassy official named Sasha Digby. Within days, Ruth is on her way to Moscow, posing as the wife of counterintelligence agent Sumner Fox in a precarious plot to extract the Digbys from behind the Iron Curtain.But the complex truth behind Iris's marriage defies Ruth's understanding, and as the sisters race toward safety, a dogged Soviet KGB officer forces them to make a heartbreaking choice between two irreconcilable loyalties.

One of Summer's Most Anticipated Reads, according to Goodreads, SheReads, and Bookish?I think Beatriz Williams is writing the best historical fiction out there. It's lush with period detail but feels immediate.??Elin HilderbrandThe beloved author returns with a remarkable novel of both raw suspense and lyric beauty? the story of a lost pilot and a wartime photographer that will leave its mark on your soul. In 1947, photographer and war correspondent Janey Everett arrives at a remote surfing village on the Hawaiian island of Kauai to research a planned biography of forgotten aviation pioneer Sam Mallory, who joined the loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War and never returned. Obsessed with Sam's fate, Janey has tracked down Irene Lindquist, the owner of a local island-hopping airline, whom she believes might actually be the legendary Irene Foster, Mallory's onetime student and flying partner. Foster's disappearance during a round-the-world flight in 1937 remains one of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries. At first, the flinty Mrs. Lindquist denies any connection to Foster. But Janey informs her that the wreck of Sam Mallory's airplane has recently been discovered in a Spanish desert, and piece by piece, the details of Foster's extraordinary life emerge: from the beginnings of her flying career in Southern California, to her complicated, passionate relationship with Mallory, to the collapse of her marriage to her aggressive career manager, the publishing scion George Morrow.As Irene spins her tale to its searing conclusion, Janey's past gathers its own power. The duel between the two women takes a heartstopping turn. To whom does Mallory rightfully belong? Can we ever come to terms with the loss of those we love, and the lives we might have lived?

The Bahamas, 1941. Newly widowed Leonora ?Lulu? Randolph arrives in Nassau to write a magazine article about its newest wartime residents: the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. But as she infiltrates the royal couple's social circle she discovers that Windsor-era Nassau roils with spies, financial swindles, and racial tension, and in the middle of it all stands Benedict Thorpe: a scientist of charismatic charm and murky national loyalties. When Benedict Thorpe disappears without a trace, 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 set against a shocking true crime . . . and the rise and fall of a legendary royal couple.

Liebe, Verrat und ein Geheimnis, das wie ein Sturm alles aufwühlt ...New York, 1931. Lily Dane begleitet ihre selbstbewusste beste Freundin Budgie Byrne zu einem Football-Spiel, bei dem sich die junge High Society trifft. Dabei lernt Lily den gutaussehenden, jüdischen Nick Greenwald kennen, in den sie sich sofort verliebt. Er erwidert ihre Gefühle, und gegen den Widerstand ihrer Familien versprechen sie sich die Liebe ... Rhode Island, 1938. Wie jedes Jahr verbringt Lily den Sommer im Strandhaus ihrer Familie im Örtchen Seaview. Doch ein Sturm kündigt sich an: Auch Budgie kehrt nach Jahren dorthin zurück - gemeinsam mit ihrem Ehemann Nick Greenwald ...>Die East-Coast-Reihe von Beatriz Williams bei Blanvalet:1. Im Herzen des Sturms2. Das geheime Leben der Violet Grant3. Träume wie Sand und Meer4. Die letzten Stunden des Sommers>

Top voices in historical fiction deliver an unforgettable collection of short stories set in the aftermath of World War I?featuring bestselling authors such as Hazel Gaynor, Jennifer Robson, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig and edited by Heather Webb.On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month...November 11, 1918. After four long, dark years of fighting, the Great War ends at last, and the world is forever changed. For soldiers, loved ones, and survivors the years ahead stretch with new promise, even as their hearts are marked by all those who have been lost.As families come back together, lovers reunite, and strangers take solace in each other, everyone has a story to tell.In this moving anthology, nine authors share stories of love, strength, and renewal as hope takes root in a fall of poppies.Featuring:Jessica BrockmoleHazel GaynorEvangeline HollandMarci JeffersonKate KerriganJennifer RobsonBeatriz WilliamsLauren WilligHeather Webb