{"product_id":"the-love-season-paperback","title":"The Love Season - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElin Hilderbrand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to \u003ci\u003eThe Love Season\u003c\/i\u003e--a riveting story that takes place in one day and spans decades; a story that embraces the charming, pristine island of Nantucket, as well as Manhattan, Paris and Morocco. Elin Hilderbrand's most ambitious novel to date chronicles the famous couplings of real lives: love and friendship, food and wine, deception and betrayal--and forgiveness and healing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a hot August Saturday on Nantucket Island. Over the course of the next 24 hours, two lives will be transformed forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarguerite Beale, former chef of culinary hot spot Les Parapluies, has been out of the public eye for over a decade. This all changes with a phone call from Marguerite's goddaughter, Renata Knox. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarguerite has not seen Renata since the death of Renata's mother, Candace Harris Knox, fourteen years earlier. And now that Renata is on Nantucket visiting the family of her new fiancé, she takes the opportunity, against her father's wishes, to contact Marguerite in hopes of learning the story of her mother's life--and death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the events of the day spiral hopelessly out of control for both women, and nothing ends up as planned.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a hot August Saturday on Nantucket Island. Over the course of the next 24 hours, two lives will be transformed forever. \u003cbr\u003eMarguerite Beale, former chef of culinary hot spot Les Parapluies, has been out of the public eye for over a decade. This all changes with a phone call from Marguerite's goddaughter, Renata Knox. Marguerite has not seen Renata since the death of Renata's mother, Candace Harris Knox, fourteen years earlier. And now that Renata is on Nantucket visiting the family of her new fiance, she takes the opportunity, against her father's wishes, to contact Marguerite in hopes of learning the story of her mother's life--and death. But the events of the day spiral hopelessly out of control for both women, and nothing ends up as planned. \u003cbr\u003eWelcome to \"The Love Season\"--a riveting story that takes place in one day and spans decades; a story that embraces the charming, pristine island of Nantucket, as well as Manhattan, Paris and Morocco. Elin Hilderbrand's most ambitious novel to date chronicles the famous couplings of real lives: love and friendship, food and wine, deception and betrayal--and forgiveness and healing. Praise for \"The Blue Bistro\" \u003cbr\u003e\"\"The Blue Bistro\" is a wonderful, wonderful love story, the kind that you read, then recommend to many many friends - and so, I recommend it to you. Highly.\" -James Patterson, bestselling author of \"Beach Road\" \u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderfully poignant behind-the-scenes journey into the world of high-end restaurants, island life, and the inner workings of the human heart. A great summer story.\" -Lolly Winston, author of \"Good Grief\" \u003cbr\u003ePraise for \"Summer People\" \u003cbr\u003e\"\"Summer People\" is striking not only for the ingenuity of its rivetingplot, but also for the acute sense of character and the finely tuned craftsmanship with which Elin Hilderbrand brings its every nuance to life.\" -Madison Smartt Bell, author of \"The Stone That the Builder Refused\" \u003cbr\u003ePraise for \"Nantucket\"\" Nights\" \u003cbr\u003e\"What a perfect summer pleasure Elin Hilderbrand provides...mixing the complexities of family life and friendship with suspense, romance, and moonlit Nantucket nights.\" -Nancy Thayer, author of \"Hot Flash Holidays\" \u003cbr\u003e\"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\" \u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Booksense\/NEBA Bestseller \"The Beach Club\" \u003cbr\u003e\"Elin Hilderbrand's first novel holds up as a surprisingly touching...work of fiction you're likely to think about weeks after you put it down.\" -\"People \"magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElin Hilderbrand\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNantucket Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSummer People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Bistro\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a teaching\/writing fellow. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Colorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband, Chip Cunningham, and their two sons in Nantucket, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.05 x 5.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45085290823856,"sku":"9780312369699","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1121\/0060\/files\/bWFta3ljY1NZMTdaWFZ4bzNzZjMrUT09.webp?v=1778002792","url":"https:\/\/sidekicksptown.com\/products\/the-love-season-paperback","provider":"Sidekicks Ptown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}