Summerland

Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand

About The Book:

A warm June evening, a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have gathered for a bonfire on the beach. But what begins as a graduation night celebration ends in tragedy after a horrible car crash leaves the driver of the car, Penny Alistair, dead, and her twin brother in a coma. The other passengers, Penny's boyfriend Jake and her friend Demeter, are physically unhurt - but the emotional damage is overwhelming, and questions linger about what happened before Penny took the wheel. As summer unfolds, startling truths are revealed about the survivors and their parents - secrets kept, promises broken, hearts betrayed. Elin Hilderbrand explores the power of community, family, and honesty, and proves that even from the ashes of sorrow, new love can still take flight.

My Thoughts:

This book is quite the summer read! I love how each "chapter" is  about a different character in the book. And there are a lot of characters in this book! Though, a lot of it revolves around Penny's mom, Zoe. I could hardly put this book down. I finished it in two days as I sat out in the sun while Callan played in the yard. An excellent read for the coming summer months!

About The Author:

Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her five previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.

Pre-order this book from Summerland on Amazon. Book release date is June 26th.

  

I received a complimentary review copy of this book from Hachette Book Group. All thoughts and opinions are my own.