Montauk by Nicola Harrison

The year is 1938 and hopes that Montauk Long Island will become the next summer playground for the wealthy New Yorkers are running high. Beatrice arrives for her first summer only to be abandoned by her husband and left to mingle with the society ladies. Bea doesn't really have much in common with the majority of them so instead, she befriends a couple of the locals and writes undercover newspaper articles. She finds happiness in trying to help a few of the local families and takes a liking to a lonely lighthouse keeper. That summer will show her what is important and change her life forever. A sweet love story and stunning historical debut that shows what happens when a woman tries to bridge the huge social divide.