We follow no fewer than six primary characters as they get hired, trained, and learn to run the hotel to Xavier Darling’s standards (his $1000 per week bonus doesn’t hurt as a motivator). I’m not really a fan of it, but with such a huge cast of characters, an omniscient point of view makes sense. This novel starts with the town as narrator, a feature in several of Hilderbrand’s novels. But the hotel isn’t the only character looking for a new beginning – each member of the staff comes with their own baggage, hoping the summer and their new positions will also give them a fresh start. Then London billionaire Xavier Darling purchases and renovates the property, determined to win the coveted Five Keys from hotel critic Shelly Carpenter. Here’s the blurb: After a devastating fire in the early 1920s, the Hotel Nantucket has gone through several owners and different iterations, none of which were successful.
In her latest novel, she breathes life into a hotel and its resident ghost. I love the fictional residents, many of whom appear in multiple novels, the farms, the towns, everything about the island.
Elin Hilderbrand has brought Nantucket to life for millions of readers.
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