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Here's to Us
Here's to Us | Elin Hilderbrand
An emotional, heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand about a grieving family that finds solace where they least expect it. Celebrity chef Deacon Thorpe has always been a force of nature with an insatiable appetite for life. But after that appetite contributes to Deacon's shocking death in his favorite place on earth, a ramshackle Nantucket summer cottage, his (messy, complicated) family is reeling. Now Deacon's three wives, his children, and his best friend gather on the island he loved to say farewell. The three very different women have long been bitter rivals, each wanting to claim the primary place in Deacon's life and his heart. But as they slowly let go of the resentments they've held onto for years and remember the good times, secrets are revealed, confidences are shared, and improbable bonds are formed as this unlikely family says goodbye to the man who brought them all together, for better or worse--and the women he loved find new ways to love again.
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Read4life
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Congratulations, @PageShifter You‘ve won the Here‘s to Us giveaway.

Thank you for participating in #FreebieFriday for #LitsyLove 💙💌💙

It will be mailed out next week!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Congratulations @PageShifter 🎉🎊🎈🎉🎊🎈 9mo
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dabbe Yay, @PageShifter! 🤩😃😍 9mo
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PageShifter 😱 I am excited, I have read one book by her and loved it 🥰 Thank you 🧡

And thank you @TheSpineView @Elizabeth2 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe & @KadaGul 🥰
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#LitsyLove #FreebieFriday giveaway.

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#LitsyLove #FreebieFriday giveaway.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#LitsyLove #FreebieFriday giveaway.

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PageShifter I have recently enjoyed Karin Slaughter's books. I have read one book by Elin Hilderbrand and loved it. And hey, I named an author who doesn't write fantasy 🤭🤣🤣 10mo
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Read4life
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Thank you so much Lynn @Read4life for this birthday surprise!! I love the bookmark! 🦋🎊🎉📚

#LitsyLove

Read4life You‘re very welcome! 💙 1y
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The.Great.Catsby
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A good enough book, with a good enough ending. This would be an interesting movie. The dramaaa.
⭐️⭐️⭐️

11.16.22

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TamTracy
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Story was ok. I didn‘t feel the attachment to any characters like I usually do with her books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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JenlovesJT47
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Here‘s another EH book that reminds me of her Winter Street series and the dysfunctional Quinn family. Here we have a famous chef with 2 ex wives and a current one when he suddenly drops dead and they all have to come together and find a way to get along. Another pick. 4⭐️

#audiobook
#ElinHilderbrand
#Nantucket

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Eggs Perfection 😍😘 3y
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marleed
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I step into Elin‘s books with pad & paper. She makes me want to understand her entire cast. I‘ve realized that if I map out the relationship between her characters up front, I‘ll enjoy her story more. I really enjoyed reading these three women come together to discover their bonds to each other for each having loved the same man.

#14Books14Weeks2021 B1W1 @TheHeartlandBookFairy

TheHeartlandBookFairy Love her books 💕 4y
marleed @TheHeartlandBookFairy I tend to wait on purchasing her books because I find them so easily while thrifting books. As a result, I have quite the Elin TBR stack - your challenge will help knock my stack to a non-teetering size‘ 4y
DivineDiana Love your book staging! 4y
marleed @DivineDiana Thank you - I was thinking - well, I don‘t have the legs but I have the hat! 4y
DivineDiana Good thinking! 👍🏻 4y
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Cinfhen
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Another Elin Hilderbrand novel that did not disappoint. Although this one was a bit lighter than Summer of 69‘ I enjoyed it just as much. One beach cottage, 3 ex-wives, tons of secrets and years of resentment all packaged into a summer weekend. #PopSummer2020 #SummerRomance 🎧♥️

Cinfhen Another one to add to the list @KarenUK 4y
KarenUK Sounds like perfect 🧠🍭! 4y
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Cinfhen
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I‘m still having loads of fun with this audiobook 🎧❣️Three ex-wives, three children ( one from each marriage) and one best friend to celebrity chef, Deacon Thorpe, gather on Nantucket to spread his ashes. It‘s #LitLite 😁#PopSummer2020

LeahBergen Whatever you‘re eating looks delish! 4y
Cinfhen Thanks @LeahBergen ☺️my son made me a breakfast burrito with Israeli salad ♥️ it was delish 😋 (edited) 4y
LeahBergen Send him over to my kitchen. 😆 4y
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Cinfhen
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I wasn‘t joking when I said I was diving right into Elin Hilderbrand‘s backlist 😛#PopSummer2020

squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣 4y
Cinfhen It‘s a freebie on #Hoopla @squirrelbrain 🎧💗 4y
KarenUK 😂😂😂 4y
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bookaholic1
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#61
Deacon has died and all his ex-wives get together at his home, to throw his ashes into the water.
Each wife gets to know each other over the course of a week, and find out the house they are in is split three ways.
I enjoyed reading this one. I will enjoy reading more of this Author in the future

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Geemom1118
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What a way to spend a Friday night.

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RenePenn
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This is the third of Hildebrand‘s books that I have enjoyed in audio version. I picked up on the reference to an event that happened in her book The Rumor. I still have a couple of her books on my TBR shelf. Her books are great for vacation, beach/lake reads. She definitely has a fondness for Nantucket, and I like that she throws in recipes.

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Samplergal
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Mehso-so

I needed another easy listen after the hurricane build up and let down( to which I‘m not complaining). Tomorrow I think I can do a little more serious reading. This book was a 3.5 stars.

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GypsyKat
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Mehso-so

This was as expected. Lots of Nantucket scenery and rich white people problems. A basic beach read.

MicrobeMom Funny I never love Elin Hilderbrand‘s book, but yet I have read almost all of them. I think they are an escape for me. 5y
GypsyKat @MicrobeMom Oh they‘re definitely a form of escapism! The main reason I read them is for that beach feeling. 5y
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GypsyKat
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Mmmm, gotta love a book with recipes. 😋

AmyG If you like cozy mysteries, Diane Mott Davidson‘s books are about a caterer/sleuth. Full of recipies! 5y
GypsyKat @AmyG I only very occasionally read cozies, but I‘ll definitely keep that in mind. Thanks! ❤️ 5y
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GypsyKat
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I‘m not going to the beach this year, so I‘m doing my beach reading at home. 🏖

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rkpope
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This was a good vacation read book. An interesting story.......light and not too deep.

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Gissy
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1st book finished in #24B4Monday.My goal is to complete books that I already started to read.I read 103 pages to finish the book.As it is common in this author, this is another family drama developed in Nantucket with funny scenes.The Nantucket house must be divided between 2 ex-wives and the widow.All of them will share a weekend at the beach house with their children😱3.4⭐️ from ok-to-soso @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72 🤗mug by @hermyknee

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 5y
hermyknee 💕💕💕 5y
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OriginalCyn620
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Judging from these covers, these ladies just want to #soakupthesun! #songsofsummer

MelissaSue81 Funny, I‘ve never once worn a sun hat, but apparently all women on bookcovers do when they go to the beach! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love these covers!! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @MelissaSue81 I wear one on the beach 🤣🤣 6y
OriginalCyn620 @MelissaSue81 I didn‘t use to but I do now! 6y
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Kaila-ann
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#mayscavengerhunt #maymadness

✅ multiple points of view

BeansPage 2 more to go!!!!!!! 6y
Kaila-ann @TheReadingMermaid and I already have them lined up. One of of them might end up on the plane with me tho lol. 6y
BeansPage You go girl 💪🤓📖 6y
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Kaila-ann
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Mehso-so

Definitely only a so-so read for me but I felt like that might be a possibility going into it. The plot/storyline wasn‘t terrible but the characters did absolutely nothing for me, at all. Famous chef Deacon Thorpe dies and his 3 wives/children gather at his beloved Nantucket home to say goodbye. You can imagine the drama that ensues but unfortunately none of the characters were enjoyable much less love able. An ok read.

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Kaila-ann
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Not a bad contribution to the #bfc goal for the day. Still have some piddling to do around the house while getting ready for my vacation.

#bookfitnesschallenge

Bookwormjillk Nicely done! 6y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 6y
Clwojick Way to go! 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 6y
TheSpineView That's awesome! 6y
Caterina Great progress!! 👍 You'll probably turn those other circles green while piddling. 😉 6y
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EmG
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Just started listening - big .@elinhilderbrand fan - enjoying

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MindyK59
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I liked this book. It was a nice easy enjoyable "beach read". I am an Elin Hilderbrand fan but for some reason didn't read it when it was first published. I'm glad it was on my list to read this summer.

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aliasNayNay
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Super fun read! It was like I was living the story. Believable characters, solid story line, and light and easy to read making it the perfect book for any summer or vacation read.

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Jaimelire
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Good little book. Chef Deacon Thorpe dies. His three ex wives & kids gather at family beach house in Nantucket. Lies, tears and drama. Easy to sink into this one. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Getting another big snow storm here, so reading about beaches and sunshine was a good escape!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved this one!!! 7y
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ashlinisme
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Same, girl. Same.

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Purrfectpages
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I haven't read this yet, but its title seemed fitting for #raiseyourglass #augustgrrrl

Cinfhen Cheers 🍷🍷 7y
MimiLovesToRead I really enjoyed this. 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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This book is definitely a #familyaffair
3 women, all married to Deacon at one time through the years ... and his tragic death... they share an unbreakable bond with Deacon, but can they all come together to carry out his final wish?

#augustgrrrl

Cinfhen Oh wow! Lucky Deacon 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen it was a fun book!!! 📚💕 7y
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BornReadChicago
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Crowdsourcing time! I decided to catch up on @elinhilderbrand backlist in lieu of The Identicals this summer - anyone care to weigh in on which one I should pick??

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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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I always enjoy Elin hilderbrand, I consider her one of my favorite authors although that list is admittedly long! For some reason, I found this book a little bit more difficult to get into. It just didn't Captivate me like her others. Having said that, the story came together in the last third of the book for me and it did include recipes which is always a bonus (I'll be making at least 1 of them). Still, a decent read and I would recommend it.

Chasing_Pages I plan on reading this next month at the beach. 7y
TheHeartlandBookFairy Enjoy the book and the beach @Chasing-Pages ! 7y
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Chasing_Pages @TheHeartlandBookFairy Thanks! I can't wait! 7y
SilversReviews I always enjoy her books. My first and favorite was SILVER GIRL. 7y
TheHeartlandBookFairy @SilversReviews , my previous favorites were the Blue Bistro and more recently Barefoot! But I am currently hooked into her winter series and cannot wait for the next one to be released this fall! 7y
SilversReviews @TheHeartlandBookFairy thanks for the info. 7y
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Lauren.Archer
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Another good summer read from Elin Hilderbrand.

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Lauren.Archer
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Found this on the shelf, and realized I did not read last year's Hilderbrand novel.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I really liked this one!!! 8y
MimiLovesToRead Of course it was excellent! 8y
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SonyaBeatty
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I always look forward to reading Elin Hilderbrand's books. While I enjoyed Here's to Us, it just lacked a little something that her other books have. It didn't draw me in and leave me as emotionally vested as usual.

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Soozanne
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Entertaining. Three wives/ex-wives and their children spend the weekend at their recently deceased husband/ex-husband's vacation home and all sorts of drama ensues. I listened to the audiobook while doing stuff around the house. I wouldn't listen to it around kids, though. I'll chalk this one up to a guilty pleasure read

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peaKnit
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Her books are usually a nice beach read, and a good deal today! I really have enjoyed the first two of her holiday trilogy, nice for my yearly "Christmas trash" read.:)

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Skeebies05
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Cute. There were some eye rolling incidents: Belinda who is described as having milky white skin and strawberry blond hair was nominated for an Oscar for playing Cleopatra. Somewhere the book mentioned she played someone from Vietnam. But I liked it.

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Judybskt
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Loved! Always love her books. This was not one of her best though.

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Judybskt
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Can't wait to get into this!

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Queenofeverything4
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Book set by the sea. All of Elin Hildebrand books are set in Nantucket. #somethingforseptember #septphotochallenge #Day20

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Qemorio
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On my Libro.fm queue. I can't wait to listen to This one! #librofm #somethingforsept #bookssetbythesea @RealLifeReading

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ErinC
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This book definitely #mademehungry. All of her books highlight food, but this one centered on it when a celebrity chef passes away, leaving a mess for his family to clean up. Recipes included which only served to make my mouth water even more! #somethingforsept #septemberphotochallenge @RealLifeReading

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AmbityScambity
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Elin Hilderbrand will never disappoint me with her writing. I've never been to Nantucket. I doubt I'll ever get there. But her ability to make me feel like I've just vacationed there for the last 400 pages is amazing. Add to that her ability to make me feel "all the feels" through each of her characters, and I'm a goner. I will always read her books. I will always do so as soon as they are released. And you should too. Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mimm Love it this book 😍 8y
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"Some people were like that. They thought they couldn't be touched; they thought the rules didn't apply to them."