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Elin Hilderbrand


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FICTION
Released: June 26, 2012

"Despite some well-worn plot expedients and an unduly preachy denouement, a sensitive glimpse into the lives of damaged people groping their way toward healing."
Hilderbrand's latest Nantucket-based tale details the impact of a tragic accident on three families. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: June 21, 2011

"Beach-ready reading."
The wife of a notorious Ponzi schemer (think Ruth Madoff, but 20 years younger) hides out from aggrieved investors on Hilderbrand's home turf, Nantucket. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 6, 2010

"Hilderbrand's portrait of the upper-crust Tate clan through the years is so deliciously addictive that it will be the "It" beach book of the summer."
Queen of the summer novel--how could she not be, with all her stories set on an island--Hilderbrand delivers a beguiling ninth (The Castaways, 2009, etc.), featuring romance and mystery on isolated Tuckernuck Island. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 7, 2009

"Great fun, and with a few poignant moments too. "
Nantucket in summer, four chummy couples, romantic intrigue and a possible murder, in the latest from Hilderbrand (A Summer Affair, 2008, etc.). Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2008

"A perfect summer cocktail of sex, sun and scandal."
Nantucket artist ponders a tryst. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2007

"Nothing original, but in Hilderbrand's hands it's easy to get lost in the story."
Privileged 30-somethings hide from their woes in Nantucket. Read full book review >