The Five Star Weekend - Elin Hilderbrand
Release Date: June 13, 2023
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Hollis thought she had it all. A successful physician husband, a daughter, wealth, a magnificent summer home on Nantucket, and a very successful food blog, she being the online darling of women around the world. But her daughter is somewhat estranged from her and her husband tells her “you’ve changed; we’ve changed” as he prepares to fly off to yet another conference, missing their annual Christmas party which is the social event of the season. On the way to the airport, he is killed in a one car crash. Devastated, Hollis withdraws from her online presence to mourn. Months later, she decides a Five Star Weekend might be just the thing to help her snap out of it. She invites 3 of her closest friends from different eras to spend a luxurious weekend on Nantucket; the fourth invitee is someone she has never met but has grown close to through her blog. Drama is sure to ensue.
Fans of Hilderbrand will welcome this, her twenty ninth novel. There are secrets, long held grudges, reconciliations. Her vivid descriptions of the locale, food, clothing makes you feel you are really there along with the anonymous observer who makes an appearance from time to time. Charming may be a way to describe Hilderbrands books. It is a credit to her writing that despite finding so many of the characters annoying, I still enjoyed reading the book and didn’t want to put it down. At times, I felt as though I were reading about a bunch of seventh graders rather than mature mid 50s women.
Thanks to #netgalley and #littlebrownandcompany for the ARC.
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