A Summer Affair

A Novel

By Elin Hilderbrand (Trade Paperback, 2009)

Claire Danner Crispin, mother of four young children and nationally renowned glassblower, bites off more than she can chew when she agrees to co-chair the Nantucket's Children Summer Gala.

Claire is asked to chair the benefit, in part, because she is the former high school sweetheart of rock star Max West. Max agrees to play the gala and it looks like smooth sailing for Claire-until she promises a "museum-quality" piece of glass for the auction, offers her best friend the catering job, goes nose-to-nose with her Manhattan socialite co-chair, and begins a "good-hearted" affair with the charity's Executive Director, Lockhart Dixon.

Hearts break and emotions are pushed to the limit in this riveting story of one woman's attempt to deal with loves past and present, family, business, and high-powered social pressures. Elin Hilderbrand's unique understanding of the joys and longings that animate women's lives will make this her newest summer bestseller.

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- Format: Trade Paperback
- Price: $14.99 US/$16.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316018616
- On Sale Date: 06/10/2009
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her six previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.

A Summer Affair

"Hilderbrand . . . serves up a mouth-watering menu, keeps the Veuve Clicquot flowing and tops it all with a dollop of mystery that will have even drowsy sunbathers turning pages until the very satisfying end." (on The Love Season) (People (critic's choice)).
"Hilderbrand's sensitive portrayal of a young motherless woman on a journey of self-discovery, and her guilt-ridden godmother's attempt to find the courage to confront the past, is very moving." (on The Love Season) (Booklist).
"Hilderbrand's fifth book is a fulfilling tale of familial excavation and selfexploration . . . It's a refreshing, resonant summertime treat." (on The Love Season) (Publishers Weekly).
"A star-crossed love affair; a former rock star; a high-stakes benefit gala; plenty of steam." (Redbook).
"Claire has it all-and then she gets more! Will new love destroy her great life? A Summer Affair is voyeuristic fun." (People).
"A gem of a summer read with a glamorous location, elite lifestyle, and Hilderbrand's appealing take on the constant stress that fills the lives of women everywhere." (Booklist).
"A perfect summer cocktail of sex, sun, and scandal.... Pure voyeuristic fun." (Kirkus Reviews).