Endless Summer
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- $22.99
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
The "queen of beach reads” (New York Magazine) presents nine captivating stories of summer on Nantucket—and days that last forever—to carry us through when those warm sandy days feel far off.
Inside the collection, you'll find:
• Three years after Mallory Blessing's death (in 28 Summers), her friends gather for another eventful Labor Day celebration on Nantucket in "The Sixth Wedding."
• The marriage at the heart of Beautiful Day enters uncertain territory when Margot Carmichael encourages her husband to reunite with his ex-girlfriend in "The Surfing Lesson."
• In "The Tailgate" the weekend of a Harvard/Yale football game recharts the course of "Matchmaker" Dabney Kimball's first—and abiding—true love.
• In "Summer of '79," the three Levin sisters reunite after a decade after the summer that changed everything.
• And more . . .
With a foreword by Elin Hilderbrand about the writer's reluctance to leave treasured characters behind and a prefatory, "behind-the-scenes" note included with each story, this book answers the prayers of both new and seasoned readers everywhere who, like the Kirkus reviewer, "would rather be living in an Elin Hilderbrand novel."
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
New England’s beach-read queen Elin Hilderbrand brings us year-round sun and surf in this charming greatest-hits collection that’s also a clever introduction to her world. Compiled from cut chapters, little-seen short stories, and previously unpublished pieces, Endless Summer reveals how Hilderbrand’s books set on a posh Massachusetts vacation paradise are subtly interconnected. Hilderbrand’s chatty introductions give us a little backstory about her books while explaining why she’s revisiting these characters, making this a perfect starting point for listeners who are new to her tender, sweet-natured world. Narrator Erin Bennett masterfully handles both Hilderbrand’s clever banter and her emotionally heavy content. Whether you’ve already gotten sunscreen all over your old copies of classics like Beautiful Day and Summer of ’69 or this is your first visit to Hilderbrand’s Nantucket, this collection has plenty to love.