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The Hotel Nantucket
"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.
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.
Editorial Reviews
"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
"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
"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
"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 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)
"I like Elin Hilderbrand. You should, too. Her latest is "The Hotel Nantucket" (Little Brown, $29), and like Steph...
"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
"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
"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
"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 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)
"I like Elin Hilderbrand. You should, too. Her latest is "The Hotel Nantucket" (Little Brown, $29), and like Steph...
Readers Top Reviews
mz johansenJudy H
Yes, this is a quintessential “beach read” and yes it is a “feel good” book! That said, it also a delightful book that features likable, well crafted, characters, a very solid plot, light hearted romantic bits and bobs and a lot teal world information about the plights of coastal communities. I come from the Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket area but have spent half of my life on a rural west coast island that find’s itself in the same predicament that those East Coast islands experienced years ago. It’s like deja vu for me! I found this to be a great read! Long live happy endings!
Gloria B.mz johan
.....who were well developed. The writing has a great flow to it. Pages turn, time flies. Ms. Hildebrand, please write a sequel. More Grace, more Kimber and family. What happens to Richie? And Mario and Lizbet? More please. And thank you for this wonderful read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
micheleGloria B.m
My first book by this author. Light , frothy, fun story line with a friendly ghost. If you're a foodie, the descriptions of the meals literally make your mouth water. Interesting characters, a couple of plot twists, all in all great book for beach or pool side.
Kathy J.micheleGl
This book is a great summer read. A good page turner with enough suspense woven into the plot to make this a great read anytime of the year. Lots of descriptive information about Nantucket included at the end of the book. I have been to Nantucket numerous times and love the setting of this novel is there as well as most of Elin's other books. She lives on the island so has a perfect setting to write good books.
Crafty ConsumerCr
The Hotel Nantucket might just be Elin Hilderbrand's beachiest -- and most hopeful -- book yet. Everyone at the newly remodeled, possibly haunted, and incredibly luxe Hotel Nantucket is looking for something, be it love, redemption, fame, or revenge. Reading about it is half the fun. The other half is Hilderbrand's lush writing, especially when it comes to her characters. She tells the tale of a sweet but steely Minnesota transplant as convincingly as she voices a prep school prince, a glam grifter, and an eager-to-please ingenue as well as a colorful cast of others. Disappearing into her stories is like, well, taking a vacation. Minus the bill and the sunburn.
