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THE WAITING WORLD
In the new novel from Andria Williams PEAKY BLINDERS meets Amor Towles' THE RULES OF CIVILITY. Set in post-WW1 America, it's a story of class, race, love, and pain.
On a cliff by the sea in early 20th century Maine, larger-than-life magnate Titus McAvoy's home hums with the energy of his servants Nessa and Aoife, two Irish maids bonded through the journey to America, who dream of escape. Preparation for one of Titus's famous parties sends the pair out to the beach, where Aoife stumbles upon a strange find on the shoreline. She instinctively pockets it, unaware that the waxy, musky substance, ambergris, is the key to her and Nessa's freedom.
Amidst this discovery, a young British veteran named John enters the mansion's ranks, his history dragging behind him. When John's path intersects with Nessa and Aoife, the trio forms a quiet trust. Eventually, the girls show John the ambergris treasure, and together, they formulate a plan to cash in their secret and make their getaway. Unfortunately, their boss has a special interest in John, and with a crash in the stock market demolishing wealth left and right, Titus's eye is sharp and malicious. As the trio's strategy unfolds, so too does their boss's own merciless plan to punish whoever defies his power.
Andria Williams' first novel THE LONGEST NIGHT (Random House, 2016), was an Amazon Best of the Month and Barnes and Noble Discover Pick. She is an editor for the Wrath-Bearing Tree literary journal and runs the Military Spouse Book Review, which promotes the writing of female veterans and military spouses and publishes book reviews and essays. THE LONGEST NIGHT was published in 2017 in the Netherlands by Xander.
Amidst this discovery, a young British veteran named John enters the mansion's ranks, his history dragging behind him. When John's path intersects with Nessa and Aoife, the trio forms a quiet trust. Eventually, the girls show John the ambergris treasure, and together, they formulate a plan to cash in their secret and make their getaway. Unfortunately, their boss has a special interest in John, and with a crash in the stock market demolishing wealth left and right, Titus's eye is sharp and malicious. As the trio's strategy unfolds, so too does their boss's own merciless plan to punish whoever defies his power.
Andria Williams' first novel THE LONGEST NIGHT (Random House, 2016), was an Amazon Best of the Month and Barnes and Noble Discover Pick. She is an editor for the Wrath-Bearing Tree literary journal and runs the Military Spouse Book Review, which promotes the writing of female veterans and military spouses and publishes book reviews and essays. THE LONGEST NIGHT was published in 2017 in the Netherlands by Xander.
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