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Newport: A Novel (2015)

par Jill Morrow

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Following in the steps of Beatriz Williams and Amor Towles, this richly atmospheric, spellbinding novel transports readers to the dazzling, glamorous world of Newport during the Roaring Twenties and to a mansion filled with secrets as a debonair lawyer must separate truth from deception. Spring 1921. The Great War is over, Prohibition is in full swing, the Depression still years away, and Newport, Rhode Island's glittering "summer cottages" are inhabited by the gloriously rich families who built them. Attorney Adrian De la Noye is no stranger to Newport, having sheltered there during his misspent youth. Though he'd prefer to forget the place, he returns to revise the will of a well-heeled client. Bennett Chapman's offspring have the usual concerns about their father's much-younger fiancée. But when they learn of the old widower's firm belief that his first late wife, who "communicates" via séance, has chosen the beautiful Catherine Walsh for him, they're shocked. And for Adrian, encountering Catherine in the last place he saw her decades ago proves to be a far greater surprise. Still, De la Noye is here to handle a will, and he fully intends to do so--just as soon as he unearths every last secret, otherworldly or not, about the Chapmans, Catherine Walsh . . . and his own very fraught history. A skillful alchemy of social satire, dark humor, and finely drawn characters, Newport vividly brings to life the glitzy era of the 1920s.… (plus d'informations)
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This was perfect beach reading.( I even tried reading it at the beach, but I have to face it. I can take the dog, or I can take the book. I took the dog, and this became my ‘after the beach trip’ book.) It’s an English country house mystery shifted to a 1920’s upper class Rhode Island estate. There’s a bit of historical stage setting, but it’s not terribly important to the story. There’s something psychic going on, the possibility of fraud, the secrets of an old love story and the beginnings of a new one.The new romance is pleasant and limited to kisses, the old love story was a bit hotter, but nothing I would prevent a young teen from reading. It’s a fairly predictable mystery with a bit of an interesting plot twist. Beach reading, not memorable, but the pages turned easily and I enjoyed it.
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  msjudy | May 30, 2016 |
As I have mentioned before I like this time period. So any time I come across a book set in this time period I am drawn to check it out. While I thought the author did a good job of describing the setting, I just was not as drawn to the characters a 100%. In fact, I did not engage in the story until about a third of the way in. Then I was intrigued by the story but the romance between Bennett and Catherine was more of convenience then it was of love. Yet again as I stated if you take away everything that I did not like you are left with a pretty good book. There was enough things I did like that I would read another book by this author. ( )
  Cherylk | Apr 9, 2016 |
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Not great, but a very enjoyable book. The blurb about bringing to life the glitzy jazz age of the 20s isn't quite true, though. The book was more thoughtful and meditative with small cast of characters who learn that they can never hide from their past. ( )
  nicole_a_davis | Jan 1, 2016 |
I didn't get mush of a sense of place or time with this. It is set in Newport, Rhode Island during the 1920s but it could have been set in any wealthy enclave at any time. Secrets, seances, sinister siblings, and a few surprises. An OK read. Library book ( )
  seeword | Dec 19, 2015 |
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I expected this book to have more of a 1920s feel, but I didn't get that feeling from the book. Admittedly, I only made it through the first 60 pages, but I just wasn't interested in seances or women blushing and gasping. I also read the last chapter and I don't think I would have liked the middle of the book any more than I liked the beginning. This book is not for me.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
  fhudnell | Sep 15, 2015 |
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Following in the steps of Beatriz Williams and Amor Towles, this richly atmospheric, spellbinding novel transports readers to the dazzling, glamorous world of Newport during the Roaring Twenties and to a mansion filled with secrets as a debonair lawyer must separate truth from deception. Spring 1921. The Great War is over, Prohibition is in full swing, the Depression still years away, and Newport, Rhode Island's glittering "summer cottages" are inhabited by the gloriously rich families who built them. Attorney Adrian De la Noye is no stranger to Newport, having sheltered there during his misspent youth. Though he'd prefer to forget the place, he returns to revise the will of a well-heeled client. Bennett Chapman's offspring have the usual concerns about their father's much-younger fiancée. But when they learn of the old widower's firm belief that his first late wife, who "communicates" via séance, has chosen the beautiful Catherine Walsh for him, they're shocked. And for Adrian, encountering Catherine in the last place he saw her decades ago proves to be a far greater surprise. Still, De la Noye is here to handle a will, and he fully intends to do so--just as soon as he unearths every last secret, otherworldly or not, about the Chapmans, Catherine Walsh . . . and his own very fraught history. A skillful alchemy of social satire, dark humor, and finely drawn characters, Newport vividly brings to life the glitzy era of the 1920s.

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