Tiny Little Thing: Secrets, scandal and forbidden love

Tiny Little Thing: Secrets, scandal and forbidden love
Beatriz Williams

Secrets, scandal and indiscretions from the New York Times bestseller, Beatriz WilliamsCape Cod, 1966Christina Hardcastle – ‘Tiny’ to her illustrious family – is spending what should be an idyllic vacation at her husband Frank’s family estate. Despite her lush surroundings and the breathtaking future that now lies within reach, Tiny is beginning to feel more like a prisoner than a guest.As the season gets underway, three unwelcome visitors crack the façade of Tiny’s flawless life: her volatile sister Pepper; an envelope containing an incriminating photograph; and the intimidating figure of Frank’s cousin, Vietnam-war hero Caspian, who knows more about Tiny’s past than anyone else.As she struggles to break free from the gilded cage which entraps her, secrets from Tiny’s past are bubbling to the surface and threaten to unravel everything…

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Source ISBN: 9780008134938

Ebook Edition © December 2016 ISBN: 9780008134945

Version: 2016-10-27

Dedication (#u28a9f67c-8d5b-5445-8fe5-3a45f2c41a11)

To all those who return from war not quite whole and to the people who love them

Contents

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Title Page (#u77c7db55-e578-510d-9ac2-fb2ccbeaf858)

Copyright

Dedication

Tiny, 1966: Cape Cod, Massachusetts (#u3b4fffc1-e797-5aa9-b5ad-fa8a6df1224a)

Caspian, 1964: Boston (#u7fbd3c36-0aa2-5c37-9f34-5403f94ed14d)

Tiny, 1966 (#u8f43c886-8f85-5b30-ade3-33acd4e12e90)

Caspian, 1964 (#u92642f8f-64f9-5354-af20-9abc2b803724)

Tiny, 1966 (#uf949cf70-d567-53ce-8669-b69f523e7bda)

Caspian, 1964 (#u804e56ef-04ed-52a2-840e-22a5b73bfc6e)

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Caspian, 1964 (#u0fd03c4c-5a6c-5684-b79c-f5c7bc6bf748)

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