Summer People - Hardcover

Hilderbrand, Elin

3.9

29,668 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312283679 ISBN 13: 9780312283674

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2003

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A summer of healing turns turbulent when a grieving widow and her teenage twins experience passion, first love, and a dangerous secret from the widow's past that threatens to destroy the family. 25,000 first printing.

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"Things get more twisted at every turn, with enough lies and betrayals to fuel a whole season of soap operas...readers will be hooked."--"Publishers Weekly"

"Hilderbrand's third Nantucket-set novel effectively juxtaposes the surface calm of the season with the turbulence of the characters' lives. More entertaining beach reading from the author of "The Beach Club" and "Nantucket Nights.""--"Booklist"

""Summer People" is striking not only for the ingenuity of its riveting plot, but also for the acute sense of character and the finely tuned craftsmanship with which Elin Hilderbrand brings its every nuance to life." --Madison Smartt Bell, author of" Charm City""I find there is so much to admire in this book, from its crystalline prose to the deeply felt and finely rendered emotion of characters younger and older, male and female alike. By the end, the characters feel like good friends. Reading" Summer People" makes you feel like you've taken a long weekend in Nantucket. "Summer People" is simply a great read." --Kathleen Hughes, author of "Dear Mrs. Lindbergh: A Novel"

Things get more twisted at every turn, with enough lies and betrayals to fuel a whole season of soap operas...readers will be hooked. "Publishers Weekly"

Hilderbrand's third Nantucket-set novel effectively juxtaposes the surface calm of the season with the turbulence of the characters' lives. More entertaining beach reading from the author of "The Beach Club" and "Nantucket Nights." "Booklist"

"Summer People" is striking not only for the ingenuity of its riveting plot, but also for the acute sense of character and the finely tuned craftsmanship with which Elin Hilderbrand brings its every nuance to life. "Madison Smartt Bell, author of Charm City"

I find there is so much to admire in this book, from its crystalline prose to the deeply felt and finely rendered emotion of characters younger and older, male and female alike. By the end, the characters feel like good friends. Reading" Summer People" makes you feel like you've taken a long weekend in Nantucket. "Summer People" is simply a great read. "Kathleen Hughes, author of Dear Mrs. Lindbergh: A Novel""

Things get more twisted at every turn, with enough lies and betrayals to fuel a whole season of soap operas...readers will be hooked. Publishers Weekly

Hilderbrand's third Nantucket-set novel effectively juxtaposes the surface calm of the season with the turbulence of the characters' lives. More entertaining beach reading from the author of The Beach Club and Nantucket Nights. Booklist

Summer People is striking not only for the ingenuity of its riveting plot, but also for the acute sense of character and the finely tuned craftsmanship with which Elin Hilderbrand brings its every nuance to life. Madison Smartt Bell, author of Charm City

I find there is so much to admire in this book, from its crystalline prose to the deeply felt and finely rendered emotion of characters younger and older, male and female alike. By the end, the characters feel like good friends. Reading Summer People makes you feel like you've taken a long weekend in Nantucket. Summer People is simply a great read. Kathleen Hughes, author of Dear Mrs. Lindbergh: A Novel

"Things get more twisted at every turn, with enough lies and betrayals to fuel a whole season of soap operas...readers will be hooked." --Publishers Weekly

"Hilderbrand's third Nantucket-set novel effectively juxtaposes the surface calm of the season with the turbulence of the characters' lives. More entertaining beach reading from the author of The Beach Club and Nantucket Nights." --Booklist

"Summer People is striking not only for the ingenuity of its riveting plot, but also for the acute sense of character and the finely tuned craftsmanship with which Elin Hilderbrand brings its every nuance to life." --Madison Smartt Bell, author of Charm City

"I find there is so much to admire in this book, from its crystalline prose to the deeply felt and finely rendered emotion of characters younger and older, male and female alike. By the end, the characters feel like good friends. Reading Summer People makes you feel like you've taken a long weekend in Nantucket. Summer People is simply a great read." --Kathleen Hughes, author of Dear Mrs. Lindbergh: A Novel

-Things get more twisted at every turn, with enough lies and betrayals to fuel a whole season of soap operas...readers will be hooked.- --Publishers Weekly

-Hilderbrand's third Nantucket-set novel effectively juxtaposes the surface calm of the season with the turbulence of the characters' lives. More entertaining beach reading from the author of The Beach Club and Nantucket Nights.- --Booklist

-Summer People is striking not only for the ingenuity of its riveting plot, but also for the acute sense of character and the finely tuned craftsmanship with which Elin Hilderbrand brings its every nuance to life.- --Madison Smartt Bell, author of Charm City

-I find there is so much to admire in this book, from its crystalline prose to the deeply felt and finely rendered emotion of characters younger and older, male and female alike. By the end, the characters feel like good friends. Reading Summer People makes you feel like you've taken a long weekend in Nantucket. Summer People is simply a great read.- --Kathleen Hughes, author of Dear Mrs. Lindbergh: A Novel

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Praise for Summer People

“Summer People is striking not only for the ingenuity of its riveting plot, but also for the acute sense of character and the finely tuned craftsmanship with which Elin Hilderbrand brings its every nuance to life.”—Madison Smartt Bell, author of Anything Goes

Praise for Nantucket Nights

“Things get more twisted at every turn, with enough lies and betrayals to fuel a whole season of soap operas.... Readers will be hooked.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Booksense/NEBA Bestseller The Beach Club

“Elin Hilderbrand’s first novel holds up as a surprisingly touching work. Weaving together a genuine affection for the Massachusetts island setting (where the author resides) with a gift for drawing realistic characters, emotional dilemmas, and resolutions, the thirty-year-old Hilderbrand has created something more than a mindless summer read: a work of fiction you’re likely to think about weeks after you put it down.”—People

“A charming, easygoing story about the tangled lives and loves of the summer crew and the guests at a hotel and beach club.”—The Boston Globe

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