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Miranda beverlywhittemores intriguing third novel, bittersweet, takes the reader inside the glamorous world of the superwealthy, where everything is not as it seems, and dark, longburied family secrets gradually make their way to the surface. Yes, miranda is currently on the west coast for some book events, and she will of course be continuing to spread the word about bittersweet, and connect with readers. At the start of the book, mabel finds herself in her freshman year of college rooming with the. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. This study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of bittersweet. My third novel, new york times bestseller bittersweet crown publishing, may 2014, is set at the home on lake champlain where i spent my summers as a little girl. Winning a scholarship to a prestigious college where she befriends a beautiful girl of privilege, unassuming mabel joins her friend during a lakeside summer surrounded by wealthy vacationers only to discover morally ambiguous truths about her friends family fortune. Written by miranda beverlywhittemore, bittersweet is part thriller, part romance and part womens fiction, this book is the quintessential pageturner. Apr 28, 2015 in the tradition of the great gatsby, miranda beverly whittemore s heroine is an outsider invited into the secret, labyrinthine world of the superrichbut the twist is, you never met such debauched people as the winslows. In bittersweet, miranda beverly whittemore prizes up the veneer of an old, privileged american family to discover depths of intrigue, power, and menace beneath.
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