The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand FIC Hil

Elin Hilderbrand welcomes us back to her world on Nantucket, an island where everybody knows everybody, and they think they know everybody’s business as well.

Madeline, under pressure to come up with an outline for her second novel, rents an apartment in town.
Did you hear that Rachel rented an apartment to Madeline?
I heard that Madeline has moved out.
Eddie, married to Madeline’s best friend, knocks on the door of the apartment, demanding to know why she rented from Rachel, his biggest competitor in the real estate business.
I saw Eddie go into Madeline’s apartment.
Do you think Eddie and Madeline are having an affair?
So-and-so told me Madeline and Eddie are having an affair.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the stormy waters are financial trouble, a wayward and self-absorbed teen daughter, an ignored wife, a heart-broken son, and a very attractive landscape designer, all swirled together into a well-crafted, engaging story.

I like Hilderbrand’s novels for the Nantucket setting, her believable characters and their relationships. I put them in the “beach read” category because they’re enjoyable, not terribly serious, and compelling. No, I didn’t read The Rumor at the beach, and you shouldn’t wait to do that, either. Get your name on the list for this one now!

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