{"product_id":"2940170037032","title":"A Certain Age: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Hundred Summers\u003c\/em\u003e brings the \u003cem\u003eRoaring Twenties\u003c\/em\u003e brilliantly to life in this enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance, and scandal in New York Society, brimming with lush atmosphere, striking characters, and irresistible charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the freedom of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs. Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue and Southampton, Long Island, has done the unthinkable: sheamp;#8217;s fallen in love with her young paramour, Captain Octavian Rofrano, a handsome aviator and hero of the Great War. An intense and deeply honorable man, Octavian is devoted to the beautiful socialite of a certain age and wants to marry her. While times are changing and she does adore the Boy, divorce for a woman of Theresaamp;#8217;s wealth and social standing is out of the question, and there is no need; she has an understanding with Sylvo, her generous and well-respected philanderer husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut their relationship subtly shifts when her bachelor brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with the sweet younger daughter of a newly wealthy inventor. Engaging a longstanding family tradition, Theresa enlists the Boy to act as her brotheramp;#8217;s cavalier, presenting the familyamp;#8217;s diamond rose ring to Oxamp;#8217;s intended, Miss Sophie Fortescueamp;#8212;and to check into the background of the little-known Fortescue family. When Octavian meets Sophie, he falls under the spell of the pretty ingamp;#233;nue, even as he uncovers a shocking family secret. As the love triangle of Theresa, Octavian, and Sophie progresses, it transforms into a saga of divided loyalties, dangerous revelations, and surprising twists that will lead to a shocking transgression . . . and eventually force Theresa to make a bittersweet choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of the glamour, wit and delicious twists that are the hallmarks of Beatriz Williamsamp;#8217; fiction and alternating between Sophieamp;#8217;s spirited voice and Theresaamp;#8217;s vibrant timbre, \u003cem\u003eA Certain Age\u003c\/em\u003e is a beguiling reinterpretation of Richard Straussamp;#8217;s comic opera \u003cem\u003eDer Rosenkavalier\u003c\/em\u003e, set against the sweeping decadence of Gatsbyamp;#8217;s New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114934419696,"sku":"2940170037032","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170037032_p0.jpg?v=1763699634","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170037032","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}