The Castaways
A dazzling summer read from the author of THE PERFECT COUPLE, now a major Netflix drama
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4.4 • 15 Ratings
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- £3.49
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Publisher Description
Secrets and lies can lurk beneath even the closest of relationships . . .
From the outside, the close-knit circle of friends calling themselves 'the Castaways' share an idyllic lifestyle, blessed with money, children, beauty and love.
But when Tess and Greg are killed in a tragic boating accident, orphaning their seven-year-old twins, it sends devastating shockwaves through the rest of the group.
As the friends grieve, the truth behind their relationships gradually begins to emerge in a chain of staggering revelations. And for the first time they are forced to ask the hardest of questions.
Can you live without the person who made you whole?
And how do you mourn for a secret lover and a relationship nobody knew existed?
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Praise for The Castaways
'An honest, raw tale of friendship and love' - Cosmopolitan
'A fab summer read' - The Bookbag
'Great fun, and with poignant moments too' - Kirkus
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Further praise for Elin Hilderbrand
'A gritty and moving read that oozes plenty of drama' - Heat
'A gem of a summer read with a glamorous location, elite lifestyle, and Hilderbrand's appealing take on the constant stress that fills the lives of women everywhere' - Booklist
'This book was a great read - you really care what happens to the characters. Perfect holiday reading. I didn't want to put it down' - Candis
'Touching and uplifting' - U Magazine
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the close-knit group of four successful Nantucket couples who call themselves the Castaways, Greg and Tess MacAvoy "had what everybody wanted." Or so it seems to Delilah Drake, the voluptuous bon vivant Castaway married to staid farmer Jeffrey. But when Greg and Tess sail to Martha's Vineyard to celebrate their anniversary and mysteriously drown, their deaths stir up more secrets than there are tourists on the island's golden beaches. Hilderbrand (Barefoot) goes deep into each of the surviving Castaways' hearts, revealing old affairs and new entanglements. Was Greg involved with someone else? Was Tess going to leave Greg for Addison Wheeler, the rich Castaway married to the pill-popping Phoebe? Hilderbrand will reveal all, as well as plenty of other tidbits that aren't as interesting including how long Delilah was in labor with her first son, the titles of songs that come on the radio at important moments and the lengths Addison went to get a stoned Phoebe to sleep with him. Readers of women's fiction who don't mind digressions should be satisfied with this tale of knotty relationships set against the lovely Nantucket backdrop.
