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Golden Hour
Golden Hour | Beatriz Williams
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives and A Certain Age creates a dazzling epic of World War II-era Nassau--a hotbed of spies, traitors, and the most infamous couple of the age, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.The Bahamas, 1941. Newly-widowed Leonora "Lulu" Randolph arrives in Nassau 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.
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CoffeeNBooks
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Eggs Beautifully done 🧡🧡🧡 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfection 💛 4mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“He said that's when everything looks the most beautiful, just before the sun sets. This luminous air turning everything to gold. He said it made him want to paint the whole world. And then it's gone, just like that.”

#Sunset 🌅
#LuckyinLove

🌅💛

Eggs Lovely 🥰 👏🏻😍 9mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Eggs Love this author🧡🧡 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs Me too!! Just not this book, sadly 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookgeekFrau me either! And I love her 💛 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Glad to know it wasn't a "me thing" with this book. I was so disappointed ? 12mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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This picture didn‘t go as planned lol 😂 so maybe I took the easy way out but I chose Glass Ocean which is Beatriz William‘s 10th book published and The Golden Hour which was her 12th 🤷🏻‍♀️💛 Her book covers are my favorite ❤️

#Idiominsight
#Dimeadozen

Miss Priss 😽 #Catsoflitsy

LiseWorks I love Miss Priss 1y
IndoorDame 👋 Miss Priss! 💗💗💗 1y
Eggs I love your idea! Miss Priss fits her very well! 1y
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AnnCrystal 🐈 beautiful 👁️eyes😻💕. 1y
dabbe Hello there, Pretty Miss Priss! 🖤🐾🖤 1y
Mimi28 Hi Missy Prissy!!! 😻😻😊😊 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs thank you!! 🫶🏻 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @AnnCrystal thank you! Yes, I love her eyes 👀 1y
RaeLovesToRead Awww, Priss!!! 🥰 14mo
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KristiAhlers
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For #readingtheamericas2023 I picked this one to represent The Bahamas. This author always delivers a solid read. A little romance, history, a mystery and a cast of characters you‘ll want to take a journey with. She totally brought this island to life for me. #bookspin @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks

Librarybelle I enjoy her books! 2y
BarbaraBB I‘ve never read her but I am stacking: I need a book for The Bahamas! (edited) 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
KristiAhlers @BarbaraBB she‘s one of my favorite historical fiction authors! 2y
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Nebklvr
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The Golden Hour is the time at sunset when the light is perfect. This story had that hazy feeling of reminiscence. A nice blend of mystery, history, and romance even as the story maintained a bit of distance.

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mom2bugnbee
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Littens! Life has been BUSY & I've been lurking a bit but not posting, because I haven't been reading much. 😔 I've missed you, as I always do when life hits hard.

Here's to finishing the year strong! 💪

kspenmoll Good to hear from you! 2y
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sprainedbrain
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Finishing the month with another BOTM that was on my shelf too long…

This is just the kind of historical fiction I like, with dual timelines, multiple POV characters, drama, really good romance, and mystery. This one has just enough real history (the scandalous Windsors in WWII) to be super intriguing, but I adored the fictional main characters. Beatriz Williams can be hit or miss for me, and that was an enthusiastic hit.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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marleed
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It‘s impossible to recap all that happens with the two MCs in the two timelines of this story because it was full of personal drama, but I liked how it all came together. I also thought it was fascinating to place one timeline in 1940s Nassau Panama where the Duke of Windsor was basically exiled. …The unsolved murder of IRL Harry Oakes was fascinating and led to lots of googling for me!

#Pantone2022 Popcorn

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love her, but just couldn‘t get through this one… maybe another time 🤷‍♀️ 3y
marleed @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I understand. I like HF best when the story and drama are needed to tell a history to which readers may not be aware. This one was way too heavy on the fictional drama. But I did love the setting of Panama during WWII because I never considered this areas free from engagement. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I forgot to say that I love your pic 📚❤️ 3y
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marleed @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks oh thank you! I love the colors on the covers of those books! 3y
peacegypsy Cool photo! 3y
marleed @peacegypsy Thank you. Those covers coordinate so well that i shelve them together. I wanted to use the matchy books in the background of my photo somehow. And this kind of happened! 3y
wanderinglynn Great photo! 3y
marleed @wanderinglynn Thank you! 3y
Clwojick Beautiful photo! 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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As much as I hate to admit it because I love her, I couldn‘t finish this one!!! Maybe it was bad timing 🤷‍♀️

#ADNF
#FallTreasures

Maya.McClan Same! And I don‘t give up easy. I tried to keep going with it but I just wasn‘t feeling it no matter how hard I tried. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Maya.McClan ikr!!!! 3y
Eggs Awww too bad Ms Beatriz..... 3y
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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

Sigh, found this one kind of boring. It just seemed like everything was happening off page. The characters were basically either having sex or longing for each other. I liked Lulu, she was a pretty great character. But it was more of her telling the story and editing than seeing what I would have liked happen.

#Booked2021 - color in title
#JoysofJune - Book 2 read

Cinfhen Ohhh, clever choice!! I ultimately bailed on this one…it was super boring. Agree 💯 with your review ☺️ 3y
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Laughterhp
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In case you didn‘t know my dog is spoiled, he is 🤣.

Currently sharing my lounge chair with him because he doesn‘t like to lay on the ground 🤷🏻‍♀️

Happy Saturday!

#JoysofJune

audraelizabeth Mine lay on or underneath mine 3y
Chrissyreadit Mine would have taken the chair and left me a space on the ground. 3y
Laughterhp @Chrissyreadit Mine would have too if I let him! But I won‘t let him lol 3y
Tamra 😂 Mine doesn‘t think he should be on the ground or the floor in the house either. 3y
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Laughterhp
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Here are the books I‘m hoping to focus on for #JoysofJune

I probably won‘t be able to start participating until Sunday, but we‘ll see!

I‘ve been struggling reading a bit. So I‘m hoping this readathon hopes me focus and get a bunch done!

Andrew65 Good luck 😊👍 3y
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CoffeeNBooks
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TheKidUpstairs Beautiful pic 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💛💛💛 4y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Book 188 of 2020.

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JenReadsAlot
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StayCurious Great choice! 4y
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Jensol77
Golden Hour | Beatriz Williams

I‘m a huge BW fan. I gobble up 🦃 all of her books. For some reason, I‘ve tried to read and audio this one but I just can‘t get into it. Should I give it another go? At what point does it get good?
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating alone today, it‘s a tough one.

Amie I'm also a fan of hers, but I didn't like this book as much as her others. 4y
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Deblovestoread
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#Bookreport. I liked all 4 of the books I finished last week, although Lost Roses and The Golden Hour felt a little long even listening at an increased speed. Golden Hour was my #Doublespin book 3 1/2🌟 Know My Name is an important book and I appreciate Chanel‘s willingness to share her unvarnished story and her efforts to bring attention to society‘s failings in how rape cases are handled. We must do better to stop victim blaming/shaming and ⬇️

Deblovestoread Getting these cases through the system faster and end the “boys will be boys” attitude. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 4y
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MallenNC
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Another author I‘ve never read! Her covers are beautiful. Where should I start? #AugustAuthors

OriginalCyn620 She does have pretty covers! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Don‘t start with this one!! 4y
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DimeryRene
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This is my second Beatriz Williams book. She‘s becoming a favorite 🧡💛

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melissajayne
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3.75⭐️ While there were times I wanted to DNF the book, I did enjoy a good portion of the book, but I did feel that the Lulu sections were a little too drawn out in comparison to the Elfriede sections. #2020 #historicalfiction #bookstagram #bookreview #ebook #wwii

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Nikki_E
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“I thought I‘d traveled into another universe. I thought I‘d stepped into another Earth entirely, a paradise lit by an eternal sun, a release from everything old, everything dreary. Then I touched land and discovered that freedom was not so straightforward, that you could move to a different universe but you couldn‘t escape the prison of your own skin.”
― Beatriz Williams, The Golden Hour

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LapReader
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Started this 1 while I was out sustainably shopping yesterday. Because of social distancing, everyone is putting what they don‘t want, as they clean up their houses, out the front for people to kerb burgle. I‘ll post some of my book scores tomorrow. I think it‘s a great way to safely? entertain myself & be environmentally conscious at the same time. The kids ❤️ being creative with all the craft supplies & it helps people who are struggling too.

LeeRHarry There‘s plenty of stuff on the nature strips in my area but there are no readers! 😆 5y
LapReader That‘s a shame @LeeRHarry There were more books than I could carry home at one house a couple of days ago. 5y
Catherine_Willoughby I did a environmental deep clean of house last October- sold everything I no longer need for pennies (Extremely cheap) on facebook for collection . That inculded 2 xmas trees with lights and decorations. Only kept the 8 foot tree. Only items I had to send to Dump was a 3 piece sofa (nothing wrong with it , was free to take away but not IN VOGUE colours 🙄) and two doors. If I could just get a new lawnmower I could clean my backyard for use. 5y
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Hufflepuffle That is such a great idea!! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks My daughter is cleaning out her closet!! Beautiful photo ❤️ 5y
Cuilin I love this photo ❤️ 5y
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Danay
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2020 #22

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