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The secret life of violet grant miranda loves books. Passion, redemption, and a battered old suitcase full of secrets. The secret life of violet grant is a clever welltold tale. As the continent edges closer to the brink of war, a charismatic british army captain enters her life, drawing her into an audacious gamble that could lead to happinessor disaster. When vivian schuyler receives a package in the mail from an unknown source, the contents of this suitcase start to unravel itself as she goes on the hunt to find the owner, violet grant, a long lost relative. Dec 19, 2015 logicdefying plot lines aside, infinite sea has its pleasures. It takes place in 1914 and 1964, in new york, oxford, and berlin and switches back and forth between times and places. The secret life of violet grant its 1960s new york city, and vivian schuyler has just graduated from college. Since this book was titled the secret life of violet grant i wish the whole book had been about her.
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Vivian schuyler, newly graduated from bryn mawr college, has recently defied the privilege of. This novel, steeped in history and familial intrigue will keep you turning t. This book is about two women each from different decades but connected by their ancestry. One day in 1964, vivian schuyler receives a surprise package a suitcase addressed to her greataunt violet. A hundred summers, beatriz williamss the secret life of violet grant alternates between two time periods. Williams conjures up another substantive beach read steeped in history and familial intrigue readers will love wallowing in the twists and turns of this. The secret life of violet grant baltimore girl reads. Strong women are at heart of along the infinite sea. Vivian schuyler, newly graduated from bryn mawr college, has recently defied the privilege of her storied old fifth avenue family to do the unthinkable for a budding kennedyera socialite. Even readers interested in pure escapism will want to know why vivians family wasnt. When her greataunt violets suitcase mysteriously arrives at the post office, addressed to her, she decides to investigate her.
There seemed to be no real point in the present vivian character and her lifestyle and life choices were laughable. An exclusive excerpt from the secret life of violet grant, a twisty new romantic suspense novel i nearly missed the card, stuck up against. A story of love and intrigue that travels from kennedyera manhattan to world war i europe from the new york times bestselling author of her last. May 05, 2015 buy the secret life of violet grant schuler sisters novels reprint by williams, beatriz isbn. The secret life of violet grant by beatriz williams the. Based on the plot summary, i was sure i was going to enjoy it. The secret life of violet grant is a fabulous book. Overall i have to say i do not recommend this book. Buy a cheap copy of the secret life of violet grant book by beatriz williams. The secret life of violet grant by beatriz williams kirkus.
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