The Golden Hour: A Novel

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There’s another storyline in the book from the early 1900s with Elfriede, a German Baroness who suffers from post-partum depression. I enjoyed her story as well and I was curious how the two storylines would intersect. I thought the author did a masterful job and I had my “aha” moment when I figured it out, but I enjoyed the way it all played out. The stories of two remarkable women a generation apart are cleverly intertwined in Williams’s sweeping family saga...Williams illuminates the story with exotic locales and bygone ambience, and seduces with the irresistible Windsors. Readers will appreciate the wartime espionage that keeps the suspense high." — Publishers Weekly As a love interest, seeing characters like Liam is always refreshing. Although it’s not fair to expect love to be unconditional in every relationship, watching Liam be patient and understanding with Sheyanne was beautiful and heartwarming. To have someone willing to give you space when you need it and bombard you with love when you might not want it but necessary as a reminder that you are not alone was amazing to see. K. Jamila truly has not missed with supportive and understanding love interests.

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What kept me reading was the Nassau ambiance and setting. This is something and a "whole piece" feel that I had never encountered for WWII wartime period. Not at all. And it's probably the core of what kept me reading. Life is made up of these little crossroads, after all,” he said. “A million daily forks in the road.” What it's about: I recommend reading the synopsis because it is too hard for me to explain this book in just a few sentences!

As an individual, you become what you think about, most of the time. You become the sum total result of the ideas, information and impressions you feed into your mind, from the time you get up in the morning until you go to bed at night. Everything counts, but some impressions count more than others. The thoughts with which you flood your mind in the first hour of the morning, the golden hour, have a strong influence on how you think, feel and act for the rest of the day. Improve Your Personal Development

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The earlier story line was not one that would have kept me reading. But the Bahamas "feel" and the Lulu (she was a 1960 plus "eyes" put into an earlier "reality") character with her completely double standard morality- made me laugh. I know she was not supposed to be funny. But she was to me considering her own actions. Williams is an incredible storyteller and I was so delighted to discover what an excellent historical fiction novelist she is as I fell under her spell. There are two fascinating narratives at play. One beginning in 1900 tells the story of Elfriede von Kleist, a young wife and mother who has been sent to a mental clinic in Switzerland because of severe postpartum depression. The other storyline is set in 1941 tells of Lulu Randolph Thorpe, a journalist for an American magazine sent to the Bahamas to gather as much gossip as she can on Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor (avoiding all talks of politics in her column, that is). thank you so much katie for an arc 😭 i’m not emotionally ready to talk about this but let’s try anyway. i loved this book more than words can explain. it’s easily become my favourite book this year and it will stay with me forever. This was a gorgeously done graphic novel about tragedy, anxiety, and finding safe places (and people) to heal.

The Golden Hour

This was an enjoyable historical fiction read and I am constantly amazed at how many WWII angles there are, and authors find something new to explore. This made a great airplane read for me! I love Beatriz Williams and many of her books have become some of my favorite historical fiction novels. However, The Golden Hour fell a bit flat for me and it was a slower pace than I’d hoped for.