The Secret Life of Violet Grant, Beatriz Williams
The Secret Life of Violet Grant, Beatriz Williams
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The Secret Life of Violet Grant

Author: Beatriz Williams

Narrator: Kathleen McInerney

Unabridged: 14 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/27/2014


Synopsis

Passion, redemption, and a battered old suitcase full of secrets: the New York Times-bestselling author of A Hundred Summers returns with another engrossing tale of lost love and female ambition that crosses generations. 

Manhattan, 1964. 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 Kennedy-era socialite: break into the Mad Men world of razor-stylish Metropolitan magazine. But when she receives a bulky overseas parcel in the mail, the unexpected contents draw her inexorably back into her family’s past, and the hushed-over crime passionnel of an aunt she never knew, whose existence has been wiped from the record of history.

Berlin, 1914. Violet Schuyler Grant endures her marriage to the philandering and decades-older scientist Dr. Walter Grant for one reason: for all his faults, he provides the necessary support to her liminal position as a young American female physicist in prewar Germany. The arrival of Dr. Grant’s magnetic former student at the beginning of Europe’s fateful summer interrupts this delicate détente. Lionel Richardson, a captain in the British Army, challenges Violet to escape her husband’s perverse hold, and as the world edges into war and Lionel’s shocking true motives become evident, Violet is tempted to take the ultimate step to set herself free and seek a life of her own conviction with a man whose cause is as audacious as her own.

As the iridescent and fractured Vivian digs deeper into her aunt’s past and the mystery of her ultimate fate, Violet’s story of determination and desire unfolds, shedding light on the darkness of her years abroad . . . and teaching Vivian to reach forward with grace for the ambitious future––and the love––she wants most.

About The Author

Beatriz Williams lives with her husband and children in Greenwich, Connecticut. She is the author of A Hundred Summers and Overseas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on May 27, 2014

I don’t normally read New York Times Bestsellers in the pulp fiction category. I’m normally a “literary fiction” type who occasionally dabbles in poetry and short stories. That is to say, I’m normally a book snob. During my year reading a 100 books I read some bestsellers and non-fiction, but even t......more

Goodreads review by Patty on March 27, 2014

The Secret Life Of Violet Grant By Beatriz Williams What it's all about... Well...it's about a mysterious battered suitcase and what happens because of it. My thoughts after reading this book... Oh my goodness I had much love for this book. It had two awesome superstar heroines, lots of mystery, lots of b......more

Goodreads review by Karen on October 27, 2024

Catching Up… We have a story set in two timelines. It begins with 1964. Vivian Schuyler is sent a suitcase to her apartment. Originally addressed to Violet Schuyler, Vivian is determined to figure out who the owner of the suitcase is, and what happened to her. Especially since she has never heard of......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews on September 22, 2019

A suitcase full of secrets? A suitcase that opens up the proverbial can of worms which leads Vivian Schuyler to find out about her aunt who supposedly murdered her husband. Once Vivian found out some juicy details about her aunt, she couldn't stop researching her life. This could be her big break at......more

Goodreads review by MissSusie on July 03, 2019

I so wanted to like this book, the description sounded like something I would really like but this one fell short for me. I won this book from librarything early reviewers but had a hard time getting into it so got the audio hoping it would be better but for over half of the book all I wanted was fo......more


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Praise for THE SECRET LIFE OF VIOLET GRANT
 
“A riveting tale of murder and adultery.” —US Weekly

“Another absorbing page-turner filled with romance and secrets…. Violet’s narrative will captivate readers with its intrigue and the protagonist’s struggles…” —Library Journal
 
“Williams conjures up another substantive beach read steeped in history and familial intrigue.... Readers will love wallowing in the twists and turns of this irresistibly luxurious tale.” —Booklist