Silver Girl, Elin Hilderbrand
Silver Girl, Elin Hilderbrand
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Silver Girl
A Novel

Author: Elin Hilderbrand

Narrator: Janet Metzger, Marianne Fraulo

Unabridged: 14 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/21/2011

Synopsis

Meredith Martin Delinn just lost everything: her friends, her homes, her social standing — because her husband Freddy cheated rich investors out of billions of dollars.

Desperate and facing homelessness, Meredith receives a call from her old best friend, Constance Flute. Connie's had recent worries of her own, and the two depart for a summer on Nantucket in an attempt to heal. But the island can't offer complete escape, and they're plagued by new and old troubles alike. When Connie's brother Toby — Meredith's high school boyfriend — arrives, Meredith must reconcile the differences between the life she is leading and the life she could have had.

Set against the backdrop of a Nantucket summer, Elin Hilderbrand delivers a suspenseful story of the power of friendship, the pull of love, and the beauty of forgiveness.

“Clearly the Madoff family inspired this plot, but Hilderbrand gives it her own sun-kissed, optimistic spin — which is not to say it’s all Rosa rugosa, just that there’s a silver lining to the ugliest of circumstances.” —Elisabeth Egan, New York Times

About Elin Hilderbrand

Elin Hilderbrand was born and raised in Collegeville, PA, but spent most of her childhood summers playing on Cape Cod. Her father died in a plane crash when she was sixteen years old, so unfortunately that ended the Cape trips. Her summers were now spent working, but she promised herself that for the rest of her life she would always have a real summer. She moved to Nantucket in July 1993, took a job as "the classified ads girl" at a local paper, and later started writing. Elin says she does her best writing while on the beaches of Nantucket or along the beautiful streets of Beacon Hill in Boston. She is a breast cancer survivor and currently lives in Nantucket along with her three beautiful children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ameena on August 06, 2011

The truth is that I didn’t have high hopes for this book because: 1.I am a bit tired of the “Victim of XYZ retreats to Nantucket to lick her wounds with her former BFF” premise, and 2.The title and cover of this book are a bit too reminiscent of Danielle Steel to appeal to me. But since it’s Ramadan a......more

Goodreads review by Jane on December 21, 2011

Meredith was clueless about more than just her husband. She has no curiosity. Mediocre story. I wanted it to be over. STORY BRIEF: This book was inspired by the Bernie Madoff financial disaster. People gave money to Bernie who created fake reports telling them they were earning huge profits, but in re......more

Goodreads review by Cammie on August 22, 2020

Meredith Delinn has turned to her oldest friend Connie Flute in a time of desperation. Meredith's husband Freddy has cheated investors out of millions of dollars, and Meredith is also being investigated though she claims to know nothing of her husband's shady business dealings. Connie and Meredith s......more

Goodreads review by Nicole Leigh Reads on June 01, 2023

Between 3.5 and 4 stars, rounding up. The premise of this book was really interesting. I found it engaging and intriguing. I was invested in the drama and scandal from the beginning. It wasn't your typical spousal breakup story; it was sinister and complex while remaining light enough to be a beach......more

Goodreads review by Monica on February 13, 2025

This was only ok for me. It was way too long and I just didn't love the story. Two estranged friends come together for the summer on Nantucket. Meredith's husband has just been sentenced for stealing people's money and running a Ponzi scheme. She is waiting to see if she will be charged even though......more

Quotes

“Clearly the Madoff family inspired this plot, but Hilderbrand gives it her own sun-kissed, optimistic spin — which is not to say it’s all Rosa rugosa, just that there’s a silver lining to the ugliest of circumstances.”

—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times

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