It’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!
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A great Elin Hilderbrand novel for the culmination of her Nantucket series
This Elin Hilderbrand book was just fun to read! It will make you fall in love with Nantucket all over again.Even though I had previously read several of Hilderbrand's novels, I had not read the previous three in the Nantucket series. I do definitely feel like Swan Song can be read as a stand alone.Chief of police, Ed Kapenash, is nearing his retirement after serving the people of Nantucket for 35 years. His wife wants nothing more than his retirement to arrive and they then enjoy their golden years on the idyllic island that they have made their home for more than three decades.A wrench in the smooth transition from chief to soon to be civilian arrives in the form of the blustery, yet rogue, newcomer couple, Bull and Leslee Richardson. The Richardsons blow in to the island from the Virgin Islands (just the last of many of their stops). After purchasing an ocean front mansion for 22 million, they soon become the "it" couple who throw the best, most sought after, outlandish parties.The Richardsons aren't the only new ones to the island. Their own new personal concierge, Coco, who they met while she was serving up drinks at a St John's bar, arrives a few days before them. For a bit, Coco wonders if she may not have been conned by their almost too good to be true job offer. Coco, who may know a thing or two about "conning" herself, lucks out on the ferry to the island where she meets Kacy, the chief's daughter. Kacy is returning to Nantucket after seven years as a neonatal nurse because she is "nursing" a broken heart over a busted relationship.What ensues are a lot of raucous parties, some conniving, a little romance. and a mystery to solve.I felt this was an excellent beach read with interesting characters, a delectable setting, and an intriguing plot. Swan Song hits the shelves June 11th. If you are a Elin Hilderbrand fan, grab this one and take the journey to Nantucket once again.Thank you, NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for this ARC.
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