Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Elin Hilderbrand on Her Final Nantucket Summer Book
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Swan Song
Discussed“so the premise of swan Tong is that Chief capf who you do not have to read my summer books in any order they are all Standalone and sideways novels so that there are recurring characters and my recurring police chief character does decide to retire for health reasons in swans song and he has one last case and hence”
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Golden Girl
Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand is a popular summer read novel set in Nantucket where a novelist dies at the beginning of the story.
Discussed“I think I I think I detailed this in my novel Golden Girl Vivy going on tour and and I I joke and I am joking this is why rock stars are drug addicts”
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Summerland
Discussed“how did you a light on that it started in my novel Summerland which was my 2012 novel because that novel deals with a death of a teenager in a car accident and nanta did not experience that exact thing”
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All Fours
All Fours by Miranda July is a provocative and darkly humorous novel that follows a middle-aged woman who embarks on an unexpected personal and sexual odyssey during what was supposed to be a simple cross-country road trip.
Recommended“I saw all four is the Miranda July book that you just recommended so all fours is about it's so it's so so so good I mean it's this the premise I mean for me to tell you is just crazy a woman gets a check from writing a jingle or something I can't even remember she gets a check”
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In Memoriam
Alice Winn's novel In Memoriam explores a poignant and complicated friendship set against the turbulent backdrop of the First World War.
Recommended“I'm also going to recommend the book that I'm reading now which is the polar opposite which is in Memorial by Alice win have you read it in memorium Gilbert I have not but we wrote a profile of Alice win last year I believe pegged to that book it is going to be there's no doubt in my mind”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing 28 Summers
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Endless Summer
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Golden Girl
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Silver Girl
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Summer of '69
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Swan Song
“I'm joined by Ellen hilderbrand and we're talking about swans song her final n Tucket set summer book”
Passing All Fours
“I'd love to ask you a little bit about sex in your books all fours as I understand I have already it is pretty runchy”
Passing Nantucket Nights
“so I started out this such a funny story in I can't even remember it but my second novel was called Dan Teck at nights and I think there must be some sex in that book like I said I can't really remember it cuz my grandfather who at the time I don't know would have been probably late 70s”
Passing Swan Song
“Ellen thank you so much for coming on the book review podcast congratulations on your Swan Song on wrapping up your Nantucket summer books”