Montauk

Montauk, Long Island, 1938.A simple town on the brink of a glamorous future.A marriage drifting apart.A life on the edge of what is and what could beAn epic and cinematic novel by debut author Nicola Harrison, Montauk captures the glamour and extravagance of a summer by the sea with the story of a woman torn between the life she chose and the life she desires.Montauk, Long Island, 1938 For three months, this humble fishing village will serve as the playground for New York City s wealthy elite Beatrice Bordeaux was looking forward to a summer of reigniting the passion between her and her husband, Harry Instead, tasked with furthering his investment interest in Montauk as a resort destination, she learns she ll be spending twelve weeks sequestered with the high society wives at The Montauk Manor a two hundred room seaside hotel while Harry pursues other interests in the city College educated, but raised a modest country girl in Pennsylvania, Bea has never felt fully comfortable among these privileged women, whose days are devoted not to their children but to leisure activities and charities that seemingly benefit no one but themselves She longs to be a mother herself, as well as a loving wife, but after five years of marriage she remains childless while Harry is increasingly remote and distracted Despite lavish parties at the Manor and the Yacht Club, Bea is lost and lonely and befriends the manor s laundress whose work ethic and family life stir memories of who she once was As she drifts further from the society women and their preoccupations and closer toward Montauk s natural beauty and community spirit, Bea finds herself drawn to a man nothing like her husband stoic, plain spoken and enigmatic Inspiring a strength and courage she had almost forgotten, his presence forces her to face a haunting tragedy of her past and question her future Desperate to embrace moments of happiness, no matter how fleeting, she soon discovers that such moments may be all she has, when fates conspire to tear her world apart Download Montauk By Nicola Harrison – kino-fada.fr No matter how perfect all these lives seemed from a distance, so full of possibilities and promise, we all wantedMontauk is a historical novel about one woman s path to self discovery through an unexpected romanceBeatrice, a young housewife, summers in Montauk amongst the wealthy and privileged crowd, but yearns forShe has lived a sheltered life, to say the least Away from the bustle of New York City, she begins to recognize the cracks in her marriage Struggling to fit in wiNo matter how perfect all these lives seemed from a distance, so full of possibilities and promise, we all wantedMontauk is a historical novel about one woman s path to self discovery through an unexpected romanceBeatrice, a young housewife, summers in Montauk amongst the wealthy and privileged crowd, but yearns forShe has lived a sheltered life, to say the least Away from the bustle of New York City, she begins to recognize the cracks in her marriage Struggling to fit in with the cutthroat society women, she befriends a laundress who introduces her to another kind of life, one filled with simplicity but built around love When she meets a lighthouse keeper named Thomas, her life is altered forever She finds herself being forced to choose between luxury and true love.Told through Beatrice s eyes,Montauk is a slower paced character study While the reader gets an honest but, ...Nicola Harrison s debut takes place in 1938, a turbulent time in history, where dark clouds hint of a world war to come, she explores the stifling expectations and roles of women at the time and a story that is revealing of the class inequalities of the period, the differences in the vacuous inconsequential lives of the rich and theprecarious lives of those that are poor, or makingmodest livings It is set in the spectacular natural beauty of the small fishing village of Montauk, Lon Nicola Harrison s debut takes place in 1938, a turbulent time in history, w...I m between 3.5 and 4 stars.It s 1938, and a large number of New York City s wealthiest residents descend upon Montauk, Long Island to spend the summer in this new East Coast playground The wives will spend the entire summer there at the luxurious Montauk Manor, a hotel by the sea, while many of their husbands will return to their business interests in the city and then come to Montauk on weekends.Beatrice Bordeaux is among those wives who will spend their summer in Montauk, but she is surprise I m between 3.5 and 4 stars.It s 1938, and a large number of New York City s wealthiest residents descend upon Montauk, Long Island to spend the summer in this new East Coast playground The wives will spend the entire summer there at the luxurious Montauk Manor, a hotel by the sea, while many of their husbands will return to their business interests in the city and then come to Montauk on weekends.Beatrice Bordeaux is among those wives who will spend their summer in Montauk, but she is surprised to learn that her husband Harry will be leaving her during the week One of the main purposes of this trip was that the couple could rekindle their marriage and hopefully become pregnant with the baby that has eluded them for five years Although Bea would like to relax and read, Harry wants her to socialize with the other society matrons, so that h...This is a story of it s not you, it s me I mistakenly thought this would behistorical fiction than romance novel And it s definitely not Montauk tells the story of Beatrice, a young woman who has married into money and is struggling to fit in with the high society crowd summering in Montauk It s 1938 and the country is still re...sss Nicola Harrison completely captivated me with this dazzling tale set against the backdrop of 1938 Montauk Long Island The story had a great sense of place and time You really got a good handle on the role of women and the class divide in the late 1930s Sometimes a character would do or say something that would make me cringe and I had to put it in perspective and realize this was a different place and time This was a romance with a historical setting rather than his sss Nicola Harrison completely captivated me with this dazzling tale set against the backdrop of 1938 Montauk Long Island The story had a great sense of place and time You really got a good handle on the role of women and the class divide in the late 1930s Sometimes a character would do or say something that would make me cringe and I had to put it in perspective and realize this was a different place and time This was a romance with a historical setting rather than historical fiction with some romance Beatrice is a strong smart savvy woman who finds herself in a loveless and childless marriage Excited and a little hesitant to spend her summer on Montauk Beatrice is hopeful to rekindle things with her husband Whe...Thank you to St Martin s Press who provided an advance reader copy via NetGalley.I received an invitation widget from the publisher to read and review this book Otherwise, this wouldn t have caught my eye as something I would want to read I m not into the historical romance genre, but every once in awhile I travel outside my comfort zone Technically this is classified as women s fiction I steer clear of those too Beatrice Bordeaux has been married to Har...Nicola Harrison presents her debut novel, Montauk, nestled on the tip of Long Island It s the summer of 1938 and we, as readers, step into a time period wrapped in social s, societal webbings, and male female designated roles Not one to be enad with romance novels, this was a bit of a challenge for me, but through no fault of the writing skills of Nicola Harrison She sets the tone precisely for the era and her complicated characters reflect that My backbone arched a bit every time th Nicola Harrison presents her debut novel, Montauk, nestled on the tip of Long Islan...This debut novel is set in the summer of 1938 in Montauk, Long Island Beatrice was a great character and it was interesting to see how she reacted to different situations with some of the wealthy wives She came from amiddle class background Her husband was a truly unlikable guy A bitof a romance than I...Montauk by Nicola Harrison is a historical fiction novel that is set in the very real destination of Montauk, Long Island in 1938 Montauk much like the neighboring area of The Hamptons is was known for being a vacation destination for the rich even back in 1938.Beatrice Bordeaux was looking forward to a short summer vacation with her husband, Harry but instead Harry changes up their plans Harry is looking into investing in Montauk so he arranges for Beatrice to stay for the entire three months Montauk by Nicola Harrison is a historical fiction novel that is set in the very real destination of Montauk, Long Island in 1938 Montauk much like the neighboring area of The Hamptons is was known for being a vacation destination for the rich even back in 1938.Beatrice Bordeaux was looking forward to a short summer vacation with her husband, Harry but instead Harry changes up their plans Harry is looking into investing in Montauk so he arranges for Beatrice to stay for the entire three months while he commutes back to the city during the week and returning only for weekends.Beatrice quickly feels out of place with the other wives staying at The Montauk Manor but does her best to fit in and take part although she finds herself muchcomfortable around the help Before long Harry is showing up less and less and when Beatrice tries to surprise him she finds things are not as good as they seemed.I know I have a lower rating on this one but I did still enjoy re...Favorite Quotes As we drove up the tight and winding road, tree branches reached overhead toward each other like lovers hands desperate to connect I d felt paranoid that everyone already knew about Harry s philandering How could they not Women talked and Harry, apparently, was about as discreet with his affairs as a pack of rats going through a dumpster.Sometimes I yearned for that forever feeling those hours that stretched into days and days into a week, without a thought for tomorrow...

• English
• 09 January 2018
Nicola Harrison
• Hardcover
• 388 pages
• 1250200113
• Nicola Harrison
• Montauk