Luncheon with Karen White and Beatriz Williams

655 Milledge Road,Augusta GA 30904

25 May, 2022

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Karen White and Beatriz Williams will talk about their new book, The Lost Summers of Newport! Ticket includes a light lunch and signed copy. Come celebrate the newest book from the Three W's! We'll have a light lunch of finger sandwiches, scones, fresh fruit with chocolate fondue, herb and cheddar biscuits with ham and chutney, petit fours, mini tarts, and truffles! We'll live it up like we're in Newport while Karen White and Beatriz Williams will share about their latest novel. Each ticket includes a copy of the book and both authors will be happy to sign them. A cash bar will be available for those who wish a glass of wine or cocktail. Inquiries about the event can be made to The Book Tavern by calling 706-826-1940 About The Lost Summers of NewportThe intriguing account of Sprague Hall and its inhabitants begins as Andie Figuero, an architectural historian, is tasked with the renovation of three major rooms in the 1884 Italian Renaissance manor for Makeover Mansion, a network how-to reality show. The run-down manor’s reclusive matriarch Lucky Sprague--living in private rooms on the third floor--agrees to allow a season of filming at her 60,000 square foot home because she needs funds for upkeep. But there are strange and strict rules conveyed through Lucky’s grandson Luke: no crew member is allowed to converse with Lucky, and no filming is allowed near the mysterious, dilapidated boathouse. Lucky is hiding family skeletons: those from her own life and marriage to her philandering, alcoholic husband and those of her grandmother Maybelle who married an Italian prince. But when Lucky’s bohemian daughter Joanie returns wanting to “banish all secrets, and all ghosts of the past,” disturbing truths crossing the generations begin to unfold. About the Three W'sBeatriz Williams is the bestselling author of eight novels, including the New York Times bestsellers The Summer Wives and A Hundred Summers, The Secret Life of Violet Grant, A Certain Age and The Golden Hour. A native of Seattle, she graduated from Stanford University and earned an MBA in finance from Columbia University, then spent several years in New York and London as a corporate strategy consultant before pursuing her passion for historical fiction. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore, where she divides her time between writing and laundry. Lauren Willig is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Summer Country, The Ashford Affair, That Summer, The Other Daughter, and The English Wife, as well as the RITA Award winning Pink Carnation series. An alumna of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in history from Harvard and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City with her husband, preschooler, baby, and lots and lots of coffee.  Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and currently writes what she refers to as ‘grit lit’—Southern women’s fiction—and is especially known for her Tradd Street series. She is a graduate of the American School in London and has a BS in Management from Tulane University. When not writing, she spends her time reading, scrapbooking, playing piano, and avoiding cooking. She had two grown children and currently lives near Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two spoiled Havanese dogs.