It is funny and heartbreaking, and even though it’s in some ways a departure for Hilderbrand, the novel still offers plenty of that Nantucket air to keep you turning pages."- BookPage But Golden Girl also explores the author’s own place in the literary pantheon, often with a wink and a nod to the reader. The book is filled with Hilderbrand’s trademark gorgeous scenes and delicious dialogue. " Golden Girl is surprising, delightful and-dare I say?-quirky. You really can't do better than that."- Cosmopolitan "It has suspense, beautiful beach scenes and inspirational anecdotes. hopefully, she has many more Nantucket tales in store."- Booklist "It's almost summer, which means Hilderbrand's legions of fans will be anxious for her latest. In this touching, scenic story, we learn what it is to let go and let life go on."- Good Housekeeping
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. "It's not officially summer until Elin Hilderbrand drops her annual page-turner. The story is a family saga, a mystery and a moving retrospective that manages to be clever without being coy."- Elisabeth Egan, New York Times "Hilderbrand’s latest, most philosophical and (I’m declaring it) best novel. With all of Elin’s trademark beach scenes, mouth-watering meals, and picture-perfect homes, plus a heartfelt message-the people we lose never really leave us- Golden Girl is a beach book unlike any other. But when hidden truths come to light, Vivi’s family will have to sort out their past and present mistakes-with or without a nudge of help from above-while Vivi finally lets them grow without her. Vivi also is granted three “nudges” to change the outcome of events on earth, and with her daughter Willa on her third miscarriage, Carson partying until all hours, and Leo currently “off again” with his high-maintenance girlfriend, she’ll have to think carefully where to use them.įrom the Beyond, Vivi watches “The Chief” Ed Kapenash investigate her death, but her greatest worry is her final book, which contains a secret from her own youth that could be disastrous for her reputation. She ascends to the Beyond where she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer.
On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. In this #1 bestselling page-turner from "the queen of beach reads" ( New York Magazine), a Nantucket novelist has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl.
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