Nantucket Nights

A Novel

By: Elin Hilderbrand

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

The ties between women can run as deep as the ocean-but so can the secrets.

For 20 years, Kayla, Antoinette and Val have performed their own special summer ritual. Once a year, the old friends put aside their daily, separate lives to drink champagne, swap stories and swim naked under the Nantucket stars. But on one of those bonding nights, one of their trio swims out from the shore and doesn't return. After the surviving friends emerge from their grief, they realize that the repercussions of their loss go far beyond their little circle, and they begin to uncover layers of secrets—and their connections to each other—that were never revealed on the beach. What has made their friendship strong now has the power to destroy—their marriages, families, even themselves, in Elin Hilderbrand's Nantucket Nights.

©2002 Elin Hilderbrand (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“Things get more twisted at every turn with enough lies and betrayals to fuel a whole season of soap operas...readers will be hooked.” —Publishers Weekly

“What a perfect summer pleasure Elin Hilderbrand provides in Nantucket Nights, mixing the complexities of family life and friendship with suspense, romance, and moonlit Nantucket nights.” —Nancy Thayer, author of Custody

“Ms. Hilderbrand paints a picture of idyllic Nantucket life that slowly starts to unravel as the ugly underbelly is revealed. Hidden secrets, a mysterious disappearance, and the pain of betrayal form the basis for this haunting read.” —Romantic Times

Drama!!!

this was a great story. we enjoyed all the drama and the female main characters were really fun to get to know. enjoyed!!

So good

So good! It’s a lot to take in but I couldn’t stop
Listening! You won’t be sorry

Many twists and turns

Great story line !!! Enjoyed the twists and turns! Couldn’t turn this off. Great book highly recommend

True life delimas

I liked the fact that the story was about imperfect, selfish and at times down right mean people, this was not a pretty fairy tail tied up with a bow, and if you are human and live on planet earth you should be able to relate, it touched a lot of emotions, mad, sad, outraged and disgusted, but haven't we all felt that way about people in our lives or on behalf of someone going through drama. What I didn't care for is the narrator's voice adaption for Antoinette, she made her sound like Isaac Hayes

not my type of book

just in the first few chapters
disappointed really not my type of book would like to remove

Thriller

This story has a thriller in the story. It’s a little different than Elin’s other work.

Dysfunctional relationships galore

I’m revisiting Elin Hilderbrand’s books on audio. The female narrators who read her books are top notch, able to do multiple different voices in both genders and of different ages so dialogue sounds different. The narration elevates my enjoyment of the stories and allows me to overlook things that might bug me reading printed word.

Hilderbrand and I have different ideas of “good relationships” from friendships, to family to romance. Her healthiest relationships are parent/child. I didn’t understand the friendships in NANTUCKET NIGHTS. The friends didn’t seem to like each other much. Antonia was so closed off and gave nothing to the others. Val and Kayla seemed more compatible, but as the saying goes, with friends like Val, who needs enemies. I think we were supposed to like Kayla’s husband, but he was such a misogynist, ordered her around and she just followed.

I’m not sure why I enjoyed this book so much, but I did.

Loved the storyline hate the ending

The book had me drawn in to the end but I did not like the ending at all , won't go into it any further. You can judge for yourself

Good fun book

Well written with interesting twists. Fun summer read. Looking forward to starting my next book by her

Loved it!

Wasn’t sure what to expect but I am now a huge EH fan! Cannot wait to start my next book.