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Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who count each other as best friends. As pillars of their close-knit community, the MacAvoys, Kapenashes, Drakes, and Wheelers are important to their friends and neighbors, and especially to each other. But just before the beginning of another idyllic summer, Greg and Tess are killed when their boat capsizes during an anniversary sail. As the warm weather approaches and the island mourns their loss, nothing can prepare the MacAvoy's closest friends for what will be revealed.
Once again, Hilderbrand masterfully weaves an intense tale of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of endless summer island life.
Once again, Hilderbrand masterfully weaves an intense tale of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of endless summer island life.
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Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, PA, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her seven previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.
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The Outer Limits,
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This review is from: The Castaways: A Novel (Paperback)
Greg & Tess McAvoy, a young, free-spirited couple blessed with 7-year-old twins, Chloe and Finn appeared to have it all. They hid the cracks in their marriage with a swan song sail that ended in tragedy off the island of Nantucket.Their 6 best friends, three couples who have known them for years try to piece together the wreckage of their lives in the aftermath of the tragedy. Addison and Phoebe, who had their own set of issues including Phoebe's dependence on her twin brother Reed, who sadly perished on 9/11 have also hit rough waters in their marriage. Jeffrey and Deliliah, he a farmer who returned to his rural roots after receiving his inheritance and she, a runaway from Michigan who, some 20 years later returned to the peaceful idyll of Nantucket. They have 2 boys, Drew and Barney who are close in age with the McAvoy twins. Lastly, there is Andrea and Eddie, known as the Chief. They have two highly responsible teenagers, Kacy and Eric. Tess and Andrea were cousins. Meanwhile, a young girl of 16 who was allegedly with Greg shortly before he and Tess perished is a new wrinkle. She claims he acted improperly toward her. Did he? Or did she initiate the relationship, if any even occurred? And what of the girl's mother, who has cancer? What of the girl afterward? Friendships expand and contract and questions keep arising regarding the accident. One of which is who will take in the twins, Chloe and Finn? The brother and sister pair are inseparable. Who will decide their fate? A riveting story that will keep readers with it until the last page. Friendships travel many boundaries and the 1963 hit, "The Outer Limit" could well be the soundtrack of this book.
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A juicy little read,
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This review is from: The Castaways: A Novel (Hardcover)
I had never read any of her other books and chose this one by the photo on the cover. I was pleasantly surprised however by the novel itself. Hilderbrand weaves a tapestry of interesting and sometimes painfully human characters. Her portrayal of a group of four very close couples and the challenges that their relationships face when tragedy strikes is superb. She manages to tell the story through each character, giving the story a more complex sense of reality as well as genuine depth. I thoroughly enjoyed THE CASTAWAYS and look forward to more Elin Hilderbrand books.
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The Castaways Captivate,
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This review is from: The Castaways: A Novel (Hardcover)
The Castaways is a wonderful story about friendship and how people react in the face of tragedy. You will wish the characters were your own friends. They are captivating and unforgettable.The Nantucket setting, as in other Hilderbrand's novels, is so charming and inviting, you'll want to book your next vacation there as I did for the past few years. The fact that the story is written in 6 different voices makes it interesting and allows you to get more information about events that took place in everyone's life and how it ties into the tragedy of one of the couple's death. To me, this is a tour de force for a writer to be able to create such an interesting group of characters and develop a plot that will keep you reading to find out what happened. As with all good novels, I'm happy I read it but I'm sad that I'm finished. On to The Blue Bistro...
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