Here’s to a Second Helping of Elin Hilderbrand!
I think it
is time for a little summer in December.
As I write this review there is a winter weather watch just northeast
from here. Everyone is out getting their
groceries to prepare for hazardous conditions in Georgia. So one item that should be included in with
those groceries is Here’s To Us by Elin Hilderbrand.
“Laurel
Thorpe, Belinda Rowe, and Scarlett Oliver share only two things; a love for the
man they all married, Deacon Thorpe--a celebrity chef with an insatiable
appetite for life--and a passionate dislike of one another. All three are
remarkable, spirited women, but they couldn't be more different. Laurel:
Deacon's high school sweetheart and an effortlessly beautiful social worker;
Belinda: a high-maintenance Hollywood diva; and Scarlett: a sexy southern belle
floating by on her family money and her fabulous looks.
But their
fragile detente threatens to come crashing down after Deacon's tragic death on
his favorite place on earth: a ramshackle Nantucket summer cottage. Deacon's
final wish was for his makeshift family to assemble on his beloved Nantucket to
say good-bye. Begrudgingly, Laurel, Belinda, and Scarlett gather on the island
as once again, as in each of their marriages, they're left to pick up Deacon's
mess. Now they're trapped in the crowded cottage where they all made their own
memories--a house that they now share in more ways than one.
Before the
weekend is over, there are enough accusations, lies, tears, and drama to turn
even the best of friends--let alone three women who married the same man. Will they be able to put aside their differences long enough to raise
a glass in Deacon's honor?” (Amazon)
My Thoughts:
I found this
novel rather entertaining! Ms.
Hilderbrand always does a brilliant job of telling a story from many points of
view. Many characters had very raw and
real tendencies in their character. I
was not a fan of the Deacon character and the type of life he chose to
lead. I also loved some of the recipes
mentioned throughout the novel. Of
course there is always the lovely background of Nantucket for any of Elin’s
novels.
I hope to
visit Winter in Paradise and hope to see you there too!
Rating:
4/5
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