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Swan Song Hardcover – June 11, 2024
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Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is about to retire. Blond Sharon is going through a divorce. But when a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons—how did they make their money, exactly?—Ed, Sharon, and everyone in the community are swept up in high drama. The Richardsons throw lavish parties, flirt with multiple locals, flaunt their wealth with not one but two yachts, and raise impossible hopes of everyone they meet. When their house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing, the entire island is up in arms.
The last of Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling Nantucket novels, Swan Song is a propulsive medley of glittering gatherings, sun-soaked drama, wisdom and heart, featuring the return of some of her most beloved characters, including, most importantly, the beautiful and timeless island of Nantucket itself.
- Print length384 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLittle, Brown and Company
- Publication dateJune 11, 2024
- Dimensions6.45 x 1.25 x 9.55 inches
- ISBN-100316258873
- ISBN-13978-0316258876
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"Hilderbrand's final Nantucket novel will draw old and new readers out of the woodwork . . . There are plenty of Easter eggs for longtime fans, but even those diving in to her exquisite writing for the first time are in for a treat: a story that feels like it's being told over cocktails at the Oystercatcher, perfectly paced for maximum drama with characters you can't get enough of. This is aspirational escapism at its finest."
―Susan Maguire, Booklist (starred review)
“Hilderbrand closes out her long run of Nantucket novels with an engrossing story of three mysterious newcomers…Strong characterizations and delicious moments of tension make this a worthy note to end on. Readers will be riveted.”―Publishers Weekly
“A stranger comes to town, and a beloved storyteller plays this creative-writing standby for all it’s worth.”―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Elin Hilderbrand is the doyen of the beach read, the queen of all things sun, fun, and intrigue, one of the best to ever do it, and Swan Song is the cleverly titled final installment of her popular Nantucket series . . . You’ll see all your old favorite characters from the previous Nantucket novels, and this final act is chock-full of all Hilderbrand’s hallmarks, from family drama to romance."―Harper's Bazaar
“Hilderbrand is exiting on a high with this dramatic tale featuring a recently arrived, ostentatiously wealthy family whose presence sets off strange happenings, including a possible murder.”―Christina Ianzito, AARP
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- Publisher : Little, Brown and Company; First Edition (June 11, 2024)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0316258873
- ISBN-13 : 978-0316258876
- Item Weight : 1.3 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.45 x 1.25 x 9.55 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #10,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #23 in Women's Divorce Fiction
- #119 in Family Life Fiction (Books)
- #157 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction
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Elin Hilderbrand first discovered the magic of Nantucket in July 1993. Her recipe for a happy island life includes running, writing at the beach, picnics at Eel Point with her three children, and singing "Home, Sweet Home" at the Club Car piano bar. Here's to Us is her seventeenth novel.
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Customers find this book to be a compelling beach read with interesting characters and picturesque descriptions of Nantucket Island. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer noting how the island comes alive through the author's writing. While some customers love the ending, others express disappointment, and opinions about the writing quality are mixed, with some finding it easy to read while others say it's written hurriedly.
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Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a perfect summer read with stories that are a joy to read.
"Very well written, characters were fascinating, and the story was amazing. Highly recommend it." Read more
"Like the other books in this series this book was very interesting with an eclectic group of characters...." Read more
"...start of the summer and the arrival of the elite, cultured, seductive Richardsons – husband and wife Bull and Leslee – has Nantucket locals in an..." Read more
"A fun summer book. Nicely written, warm, fun - great cast of characters. Loved the story. Made it feel like summer with every page turn." Read more
Customers appreciate the character development in the book, finding them interesting and well-written, with the author successfully tying them together and bringing back former characters.
"Very well written, characters were fascinating, and the story was amazing. Highly recommend it." Read more
"...books in this series this book was very interesting with an eclectic group of characters...." Read more
"...I enjoyed the plot, but it seemed too concerned with having a million ancillary characters, doing tie-ins to other books Elin has written, and so..." Read more
"...There were a good mix of spoilt unlikeable characters coupled with more down-to-earth ones to keep me happy and entertained...." Read more
Customers praise the author's writing style, with one noting how Nantucket comes alive through her prose, while another appreciates how she gathers material for her career.
"Very well written, characters were fascinating, and the story was amazing. Highly recommend it." Read more
"A fun summer book. Nicely written, warm, fun - great cast of characters. Loved the story. Made it feel like summer with every page turn." Read more
"...She is normally an excellent writer...." Read more
"Love these series and the author never disappoints! She’s one of my favorite!" Read more
Customers find the book highly captivating and awe-inspiring, with one customer noting how it draws readers right into the story, while another mentions it serves as a great escape from everyday life.
"...Loved the story. Made it feel like summer with every page turn." Read more
"...It was interesting but point of view changed to much for me." Read more
"...She's certainly earned a good rest and a happy retirement. Maybe she'll write other things, too...who knows?..." Read more
"...It got boring and kind of gross actually. Anyway, Swan Song is highly captivating and smart, with a juicy plot and well-developed characters...." Read more
Customers find the book's title intriguing, with one noting it's perfect for the author's final work.
"...BUT ... all that being said, Swan Song is still a fun read, and as Elin Hilderbrand's last book, I wouldn't have missed it." Read more
"Wow... talk about a real Swan Song! Elin's last (or maybe not) Nantucket book is easily my favorite. And I've read them ALL...." Read more
"...Swan Song was nice but it wasn’t a book I couldn’t put down. With that said I will always look forward to reading her books." Read more
"...All in all, a good Swan Song!" Read more
Customers appreciate the picturesque descriptions of Nantucket Island in the book, with one customer noting the precise details and another highlighting the vivid portrayal of fancy parties and clothes.
"...Lots of local history, favorite eating spots, shopping…. I didn’t like the quick turns from character to character, too disjointed for my taste...." Read more
"...That was probably my favorite part of the book. There are lots of Easter eggs to keep Elin's frequent fliers happy, but you can absolutely read this..." Read more
"...for this last summer of over-the-top parties, meals at our favorite island eateries and drives down Polpis Road...." Read more
"...The only one I DNF was Blue Bayou, only because it had too many detailed descriptions of food. It got boring and kind of gross actually...." Read more
Customers have mixed feelings about the ending of the book, with some loving it while others find it disappointing.
"...juicy interpersonal melodrama, scandalous behaviour, betrayals, sweet romances, emotional highs and lows, side of mystery, and immense wealth and..." Read more
"...would recommend this book to anyone who is into love stories, suspense, and happy endings." Read more
"...That's just not credible. I also didn't love the vague ending of the book, or the way the narrative kept hopping back and forth in time..." Read more
"The book was compelling and romantic. Characters were deep and brilliant. As a long time fan by far my favorite read." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book, with some finding it easy and perfect to read, while others describe it as hurried and weird.
"I love this author’s style. Easy to read and never disappointed!" Read more
"Something about the writing in this book seemed off...." Read more
"...An overall ok read, and of course any true fan of the author would have to read it because it is her last book - but it was just ok for me...." Read more
"Might be too much writing,seemed to start off good then some places too much writing...just not sure if I like this one or not" Read more
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A great Elin Hilderbrand novel for the culmination of her Nantucket series
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2025Very well written, characters were fascinating, and the story was amazing. Highly recommend it.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2025Like the other books in this series this book was very interesting with an eclectic group of characters. My only issue with some of the books in the series is that they end leaving with questions. For instance it seems like Ed died in the end… that is so sad
- Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2024It’s the start of the summer and the arrival of the elite, cultured, seductive Richardsons – husband and wife Bull and Leslee – has Nantucket locals in an excited frenzy.
Everybody who is anybody is dying to be invited to one of the extravagant, exclusive parties at their newly-purchased, twenty-two-million-dollar, seaside mansion – 888 Pocomo Road – but only a select few will be deemed worthy to glide its halls.
Fast forward to August and the Richardsons are persona non grata. What happened?
Then on the evening of August 22nd a double tragedy strikes the Richardsons. While partying out to sea aboard their yacht (with some non-locals) they receive a call from the Fire Chief to say their house is ablaze. And when their boat docks, they are one person short – a young woman is missing presumed to have gone overboard. Did she fall? Did she purposefully jump? Or was she pushed? It’s time for the Richardsons to face the music.
Swan Song was an indulgence. I relished all the juicy interpersonal melodrama, scandalous behaviour, betrayals, sweet romances, emotional highs and lows, side of mystery, and immense wealth and privilege. It was hard for me not to daydream over what it would be like to be one of these characters living the dream in a lap of luxury on Nantucket (lobster rolls, yes please). The descriptions of 888 Pocomo Road and everything within its walls (clothes, food, etc) were hilariously insane – fascinating yes, but such an over-the-top waste of money. There were a good mix of spoilt unlikeable characters coupled with more down-to-earth ones to keep me happy and entertained.
It’s the fourth in a series but can be enjoyed by itself. I’ve only read #3 The Perfect Couple (5 stars), meaning some of the characters were familiar to me, but most were new to Swan Song and specific to this story. And any that were regulars were introduced with all the relevant information from the previous instalments.
I’m sorry to report that after thirty fictional books set on Nantucket, Elin Hilderbrand is retiring so sadly Swan Song is her last release. I wish her the best, and luckily for me I still have a lot of her backlist to read including the first two in this series.
I devoured the audiobook, and Laurence Bouvard was sensational. I see she has also narrated some of this author’s previous books which makes me so happy. Elin Hilderbrand read the final chapter which left me misty-eyed.
A poignant and touching send off!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2025A fun summer book. Nicely written, warm, fun - great cast of characters. Loved the story. Made it feel like summer with every page turn.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2025A story with lots of characters on elite island off MA. Lots of local history, favorite eating spots, shopping…. I didn’t like the quick turns from character to character, too disjointed for my taste. Overall a good read.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2024I love Elin Hilderbrand's books, and have read most or all of them. She is normally an excellent writer.
This is the first book of hers I've read where I found one of the main threads in the plot to be completely implausible. From the very first party Leslee Richardson throws, it's blindingly obvious that she is drugging her guests without their consent or permission. I mean dozens of respectable, middle-aged guests wake up the next morning still at the party (including the police chief), many of them naked?! And it doesn't occur to any of them that they got roofied? Really?
We are very close friends with half a dozen native Nantucket families and have attended parties in their homes, as well as quite a few parties in the homes of the super-rich summer people, and every one of those parties has been just a nice, normal gathering, with fully-clothed, well-behaved people chatting over a glass of wine and some appetizers or dinner.
I also have 3 friends who actually got roofied by a classmate at our 25-year high-school reunion. The victims immediately realized they'd been drugged as soon as they woke up the next morning, got blood tests to confirm, and pressed charges against the jerk who drugged them. That's how people in real life react to this situation. They don't just go along cluelessly and keep going to parties at the same person's house all summer, allowing themselves to be drugged over and over, without realizing what's going on. In the book, the police chief finally realizes he's been drugged several parties in, towards the end of the summer. That's just not credible.
I also didn't love the vague ending of the book, or the way the narrative kept hopping back and forth in time (that's always super annoying). BUT ... all that being said, Swan Song is still a fun read, and as Elin Hilderbrand's last book, I wouldn't have missed it.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2025I love this author’s style. Easy to read and never disappointed!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2025Love these series and the author never disappoints! She’s one of my favorite!
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- ZarlaReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Final Novel From the Queen of Nantucket
I first came across an Elin Hilderbrand novel about 15 years ago in the library of Angaga Island in the Maldives. Holidaymakers of all nationalities had left behind books and one of the American guests had shelved their copy of A Summer Affair. I read it on my sun lounger in between long swims in the translucent turquoise ocean. The sea temperature was a gloriously warm 30c.
I absolutely loved the novel and when I got home I went on Amazon and ordered all Elin's back catalogue to be sent to me in London from the US, mainly in used paperbacks. My absolute favourite is The Blue Bistro. It is so realistic and well written that I genuinely felt as if I was working in that steamy little restaurant!
Soon I was up to date and reading every novel as soon as it was published. The one after A Summer Affair was available in the UK, as was every subsequent one. All of them except Elin's St John trilogy are set on Nantucket, an island I grew to love and feel I know even though I've not yet visited.
And so to Swan Song, Elin's final novel. Another well written and carefully crafted read with many familiar faces.
Eddie Pancik (The Rumor) is out of prison, and trying to flog gigantic $20m houses again. The Richardsons buy Triple 8 off him and commence to host the best parties on the island. In just two sybaritic months, they manage to fastrack their way into all the most sought after establishments, and the majority of the Castaways are seduced by them too.
The jamboree is cut short when the Richardsons' young assistant, Coco, goes missing off their yacht on the same night as the Richardsons' lavish new mansion burns down.
Ed Kabanash, a wonderful recurring character who is the Chief of Police on Nantucket, decides he will investigate Coco's disappearance, even though it means postponing his retirement.
Coco is a genuinely loveable character and I spent the whole book praying that Elin wouldn't kill her or Ed off as she did my other favourites Mallory in 28 Summers, Dabney in The Matchmaker and Merritt in The Perfect Couple (not to mention Tess in the Castaways who dies before the novel begins).
Losing a favourite author is always upsetting. Anita Shreve and Helen Dunmore are long gone, and now Elin has retired. I still live in hope this is not her last novel and that she'll re-emerge as the queen of an entirely different literary genre - maybe historical? A novel set on Nantucket during the whaling era? She even hints at this in the afternotes, stressing that this is her last 'Nantucket summer novel.'
- Janet ann allportReviewed in Germany on October 23, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Really entertaining
A caustic observation of the rich and beautiful and their lifestyles and attitudes towards staff. Witty and good character studies- a great entertaining read- even if you' re not on vacation you can enjoy the holiday vibe with this book on a rainy day commuting to work.
- PrintfingersReviewed in Australia on July 10, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good, and thanks for the ride Elin!
I have loved every one of Elin’s books I have read.
Can’t wait to see them make it onto our screens, small and large. Thanks for all the fun, I will be rereading everything!
- M&L MReviewed in Canada on December 13, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner, Great Beach read
Good beach read, quick read, page turner with a bit of mystery. Good end to the Nantucket series, the best part of this series is books can be read in any order or on their own. The series is just the location and some common characters
- Kate BeardReviewed in Germany on March 30, 2025
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice summer read
This time the end was a bit sudden, otherwise another nice Nantucket novel as we know it.
I didn’t like the switch of the narrator perspective to first person and there were too many characters to keep track of.