"The queen of beach reads" (New York Magazine) and #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner in this tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel.
Fresh off a bad breakup with a longtime boyfriend, Nantucket sweetheart Lizbet Keaton is desperately seeking a second act. When she's named the new general manager of the Hotel Nantucket, a once Gilded Age gem turned abandoned eyesore, she hopes that her local expertise and charismatic staff can win the favor of their new London billionaire owner, Xavier Darling, as well as that of Shelly Carpenter, the wildly popular Instagram tastemaker who can help put them back on the map. And while the Hotel Nantucket appears to be a blissful paradise, complete with a celebrity chef-run restaurant and an idyllic wellness center, there's a lot of drama behind closed doors. The staff (and guests) have complicated pasts, and the hotel can't seem to overcome the bad reputation it earned in 1922 when a tragic fire killed nineteen-year-old chambermaid Grace Hadley. With Grace gleefully haunting the halls, a staff harboring all kinds of secrets, and Lizbet's own romantic uncertainty, is the Hotel Nantucket destined for success or doom?
Filled with the emotional depth and multiple points of view that characterize Hilderbrand's novels (The Blue Bistro, Golden Girl) as well as an added dash of Roaring Twenties history, The Hotel Nantucket offers something for everyone in this compelling summer drama.
Show more"The queen of beach reads" (New York Magazine) and #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner in this tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel.
Fresh off a bad breakup with a longtime boyfriend, Nantucket sweetheart Lizbet Keaton is desperately seeking a second act. When she's named the new general manager of the Hotel Nantucket, a once Gilded Age gem turned abandoned eyesore, she hopes that her local expertise and charismatic staff can win the favor of their new London billionaire owner, Xavier Darling, as well as that of Shelly Carpenter, the wildly popular Instagram tastemaker who can help put them back on the map. And while the Hotel Nantucket appears to be a blissful paradise, complete with a celebrity chef-run restaurant and an idyllic wellness center, there's a lot of drama behind closed doors. The staff (and guests) have complicated pasts, and the hotel can't seem to overcome the bad reputation it earned in 1922 when a tragic fire killed nineteen-year-old chambermaid Grace Hadley. With Grace gleefully haunting the halls, a staff harboring all kinds of secrets, and Lizbet's own romantic uncertainty, is the Hotel Nantucket destined for success or doom?
Filled with the emotional depth and multiple points of view that characterize Hilderbrand's novels (The Blue Bistro, Golden Girl) as well as an added dash of Roaring Twenties history, The Hotel Nantucket offers something for everyone in this compelling summer drama.
Show moreElin Hilderbrand is the proud mother of three, a dedicated Peloton rider, an aspiring book influencer, and an enthusiastic at-home cook (follow her on Instagram @elinhilderbrand to watch her Cringe Cooking Show). She is also a grateful eight-year breast cancer survivor. THE HOTEL NANTUCKET is her 28th novel.
"Hilderbrand steers this tightly written novel with ease and skill.
. . . Less a story about a secretive affair and more a tale of
sweet nostalgia and fate, this title will be popular with a wide
audience."--Library Journal
"In her 25th novel, Hilderbrand gets everything right and leaves
her ardent fans hungry for No. 26. Hilderbrand sets the gold
standard in escapist fiction."--Kirkus Reviews
"Summer on Hilderbrand's Nantucket is never dull. This time she
focuses on former lovers who now lead separate lives but share an
island idyll once a year. Captivating and bittersweet."--People
"This sweeping love story is Hilderbrand's best ever. . . Her
stories are relatable in an aspirational way, but her attention to
detail is what makes her characters feel like living, breathing
people you want to know. They would never skimp on citronella
candles; they would save the least creaky rocking chair for
you."--Elisabeth Egan, New York Times Book Review
"One of Elin's best books ever...Packed with great surprises,
fabulous writing, and an army of wonderful characters, The Hotel
Nantucket will keep you pinned to your beach chair until the very
last page."--Brad Thor, TODAY
"The Hotel Nantucket has lots to love: great food, juicy gossip,
secrets and scandals, and that special something that Hilderbrand
delivers novel after novel."--Sarah Gelman, Business Insider
"Hilderbrand is the absolute queen of the beach reads, and her
latest offering is dishy and fun, as a classic Nantucket hotel
attempts to reinvent itself with a new billionaire owner. It might
look glamorous on the outside, but behind closed doors, there is
plenty of dysfunction among the staff, drama on the guest side, and
a bad reputation the place can't shake from a tragic fire in
1922."--Mackenzie Dawson, New York Post
"Hilderbrand, who has perfected the romantic beach read, returns
with a summer scandal at a Nantucket hotel, where fresh off a bad
breakup, general manager Lizbet Keaton struggles to revive the
storied but struggling business-and to write her own second
act."--Barbara VanDenburgh, USA Today
"I like Elin Hilderbrand. You should, too. Her latest is "The Hotel
Nantucket" (Little Brown, $29), and like Stephen King, she brings
knowing confidence to an abused genre."--Christopher Borrelli, The
Chicago Tribune
"It doesn't feel like summer unless I read an Elin Hilderbrand
book, which I've done every year for almost a decade....They're
full of secrets and romantic drama and beaches. I've read my fair
share of novels involving magic and dragons, but fancy New England
island living often feels more fantastical to me than anything from
George R.R. Martin." --Gilbert Cruz, The New York Times
"Stylish, witty and guaranteed to make you feel like a
local."--People Magazine
"Bring on the fresh-baked gougères and the hydrangea-blue cashmere
throws: A classic fictional setting--the grand hotel--gets the
Hilderbrand treatment. The beloved beach novelist's 28th book is
another tour de force...Honestly, who needs Nantucket. It could
hardly be more fun than this book."--Kirkus Reviews
"It's almost summer, which means Hilderbrand's legions of fans will
be anxious for her latest. . . . This is classic Hilderbrand. . . .
hopefully, she has many more Nantucket tales in store."--Booklist
(on GOLDEN GIRL)
"It's not officially summer until Elin Hilderbrand drops her annual
page-turner. In this one, novelist Vivi dies in a hit-and-run and
ascends to the Beyond, where she learns she has three "nudges" to
influence events on earth. In this touching, scenic story, we learn
what it is to let go and let life go on."--Good Housekeeping (on
GOLDEN GIRL)
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