Let’s talk Elin Hilderbrand.
For years, I didn’t have time to read bestsellers. I found it to read hers. I’ve got a short, but growing, list of authors who write books that I'd buy without reading a single review. Hilderbrand was the first on this list for me—many, many years ago.
And I suspect there is a long list of readers who, like me, fell in love with Nantucket, Massachusetts because of her books.
Hilderbrand’s work priorities place and setting, more importantly, showcases how places can make us feel. In fantasy reading, we talk about “world building” - which I imagine is quite difficult - but the world-showing that Hildebrant does in every one of her books is stunning. Even in fiction, these stories can make a real place - one you’ve never visited- feel familiar…feel like somewhere you’ve been. I don’t know about you - but that’s the exact thing I love about reading.
She is committed to this tiny corner of the world in Massachusetts - and the result has always been magic for me.
Her final Nantucket novel, Swan Song, is the most highly anticipated release of 2024 for me. (And also the most dreaded as I'm not ready for the Nantucket Era to end.)
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