Elin Hilderbrand

Elin Hilderbrand (born July 17, 1969) is an American writer, mostly of romance novels. Her novels are typically set on and around Nantucket, where she resides.^[1][2][3] In 2019, New York magazine called Hilderbrand "the queen of beach reads".^[4]

Biography

In 1969, Hilderbrand was born in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where she was also raised. She is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, and was previously a teaching/writing fellow at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.^[5][6]

Hilderbrand spent her summers on

In July 1993, Hilderbrand moved to Nantucket, taking a job as "the classified ads girl" at a local paper, and later started writing.^[7]

In 1995, Hilderbrand married Chip Cunningham at The Chanticleer in Siasconset, Massachusetts.^[8] They have three children together.^[9]

Hilderbrand's first novels, starting in 2000, were published by St. Martin's Press.^[10]

With Barefoot, published in 2007, she moved to Little, Brown and Company

Hilderbrand had a double mastectomy in June 2014.^[11]

In 2015, Hilderbrand and Chip Cunningham divorced.^[8]

The Perfect Couple, published in 2018, was her first

Actress Ellen Pompeo has been working with ABC in adapting Hilderbrand's Paradise Trilogy into a TV series where she would star after her departure as the lead on Grey's Anatomy.^[12]

Her novel The Perfect Couple (2018) is being adapted as a miniseries of the same name by television streaming service Netflix, starring Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, and Dakota Fanning. Principal photography began in 2023, but no release date has yet been announced.^[13]

Bibliography

Novels

• Swan Song (2024;
  ISBN 978-0-316-25887-6
  )
• ISBN 978-0-316-25877-7
  )
• The Hotel Nantucket (2022;
  ISBN 978-0-316-25867-8
  )
• Golden Girl (2021;
  ISBN 978-0-316-42008-2
  )
• Troubles in Paradise (2020;
  ISBN 978-0-316-43558-1
  )
• 28 Summers (2020;
  ISBN 978-0-316-42004-4
  )
• What Happens in Paradise (2020;
  ISBN 978-0-316-43557-4
  )
• Summer of '69 (2019;
  ISBN 978-0-316-42001-3)^[14]
• Winter in Paradise (2018;
  ISBN 978-0-316-43551-2)^[15]
• The Perfect Couple (2018;
  ISBN 978-0-316-37526-9
  )
• Winter Solstice (2017;
  ISBN 978-0-316-43545-1
  )
• The Identicals (2017;
  ISBN 978-1-473-61123-8
  )
• Winter Storms (2016;
  ISBN 978-0-316-44948-9
  )
• Here's To Us (2016;
  ISBN 978-0-316-37514-6
  )
• Winter Stroll (2015;
  ISBN 978-0-316-26113-5
  )
• The Rumor (2015;
  ISBN 978-0-316-33452-5
  )
• Winter Street (2014;
  ISBN 978-0-316-37611-2
  )
• The Matchmaker (2014;
  ISBN 978-0-316-09975-2
  )
• Beautiful Day (2013;
  ISBN 978-0-316-09976-9
  )
• Summerland (2012;
  ISBN 978-0-316-09983-7
  )
• Silver Girl (2011;
  ISBN 978-0-316-09966-0
  )
• The Island (2010;
  ISBN 978-0-316-04387-8
  )
• The Castaways (2009;
  ISBN 978-0-340-91980-4
  )
• A Summer Affair (2008;
  ISBN 978-0-316-01860-9
  )
• Barefoot (2007;
  ISBN 978-0-316-01859-3
  )
• The Love Season (2006;
  ISBN 0-312-36969-7
  )
• The Blue Bistro (2005;
  ISBN 978-0-312-99262-0
  )
• Summer People (2003;
  ISBN 978-0-312-99719-9
• Nantucket Nights (2002;
  ISBN 978-0-312-98976-7
  )
• The Beach Club (2000;
  ISBN 978-0-312-38242-1
  )

Short Stories

• The Sixth Wedding: A 28 Summers Story (2021;
  ISBN 978-0-316-30917-2
  )
• Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story (2020;
  ISBN 978-0-316-54180-0
  )
• The Tailgate: An Original Short Story (2014;
  ISBN 978-0-316-37616-7
  )
• The Surfing Lesson: An Original Short Story (2013;
  ISBN 978-0-316-24286-8
  )

References

1. ^ Egan, Elisabeth (January 23, 2023). "Hilderbabes Take Nantucket". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
2. ^ "for the ARTS record". The Nantucket Independent. June 13, 2007. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
3. ^ Hilderbrand, Elin (June 12, 2014). "The True Story This Fiction Writer Has to Tell Today". HuffPost. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
4. ^ "How Elin Hilderbrand Became the 'Queen of Beach Reads'". The Cut. June 18, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
5. ^ ""The Love Season" - (back flap)". Retrieved November 24, 2008.
6. ^ "A Summer Affair: A Novel". amazon.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
7. ^ ^{a b} Elin Hilderbrand (June 23, 2011). "What I Know for Sure about Sand in My Sheets". Oprah. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
8. ^ ^{a b} "Nantucket Today: The Queen of the Beach Reads". nantuckettodayonline.com. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
9. ^ "Meet the Author: Elin Hilderbrand | South Shore Moms". Retrieved June 4, 2021.
10. ^ "How Hachette Grew Elin Hilderbrand". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
11. ^ "Hilderbrand on double-mastectomy recovery". CBS News.
12. ^ Otterson, Joe (January 25, 2021). "Ellen Pompeo to Produce Series Adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand's 'Paradise' Novels at ABC". Variety. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
13. ^ "Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Dakota Fanning to Star in Netflix Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
14. ^ "Review of Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand". Kirkus Reviews. 2019.
15. ^ "Review of Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand". Publishers Weekly. September 24, 2018.

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