Beautiful Day

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The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a wedding. Plans are being made according to the wishes of the bride's late mother, who left behind The Notebook: specific instructions for every detail of her youngest daughter's future nuptials. Everything should be falling into place for the beautiful event--but in reality, things are far from perfect.

While the couple-to-be are quite happy, their loved ones find their own lives crumbling. In the days leading up ...

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Overview

The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a wedding. Plans are being made according to the wishes of the bride's late mother, who left behind The Notebook: specific instructions for every detail of her youngest daughter's future nuptials. Everything should be falling into place for the beautiful event--but in reality, things are far from perfect.

While the couple-to-be are quite happy, their loved ones find their own lives crumbling. In the days leading up to the wedding, love will be questioned, scandals will arise, and hearts will be broken and healed. Elin Hilderbrand takes readers on a touching journey in BEAUTIFUL DAY--into the heart of marriage, what it means to be faithful, and how we choose to honor our commitments.

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Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
Hilderbrand's latest (after Summerland) is the perfect beach read—down to its Nantucket setting. The Carmichaels and Grahams arrive on the island for the wedding of golden girl Jenna Carmichael to eth-ical banker Stuart Graham. Jenna's mother Beth, before dying seven years ago, prepared a wedding notebook, a guide that approaches sanctity to Jenna, her cynical older sister, Margot, and Douglas, the still-grieving and unhappily re-married Carmichael patriarch. While the notebook gives solace to these three, it also threatens to break apart Douglas's second marriage. As for the groom, his parents Ann and Jim divorced two decades earlier only to happily remarry, but his mother can't resist tempting fate. She invites Helen, the woman her husband left her for back then, to the wedding, and her behav-ior threatens everyone's happiness. The narrative unfolds through Margot, Doug, and Ann's perspec-tives and is aided by entries from Beth's notebook and "outtakes" from family and friends that read like unusually personal wedding video confessionals. The author's straightforward style pulls the reader into the minds of her characters, and all the secrets and sorrows that create the universal messi-ness of major family events. Agent: Michael Carlisle, Inkwell Management. (June 25)
Library Journal
Ah, the wedding day. A romantic time that celebrates the union of two individuals and the joining of two families. What could be better, right? Wrong! The Jennifer Carmichael/Stuart Graham wedding is full of dysfunction, stress, and the reopening of old wounds, one of which threatens to derail the entire weekend. If that isn't enough pressure, the inclusion of "The Notebook," a missive of instructions from the bride's deceased mother, looms over everyone involved. VERDICT Hilderbrand's latest (after Summerland) blends humor with family drama in a style similar to the novels of Jane Green and Emily Giffin. The inclusion of multiple points of view from characters of varying ages and a twist on what seems at first to be a predictable plot point gives this title broad appeal to both young and older women. Another summer delight for fans of women's fiction. [See Prepub Alert, 11/30/12.]—Amber McKee, Cumberland Univ. Lib., Lebanon, TN
Kirkus Reviews
Hilderbrand's surprisingly original take on the wedding disaster novel. A wedding weekend is a time-honored literary pretext for exploring family dysfunction, and Hilderbrand's version combines gentle irony with astute observation. The Carmichael family has vacationed at their rambling summer abode on Nantucket Island for almost a century. Now, the house will be the site of high-profile divorce attorney Doug Carmichael's youngest daughter Jenna's nuptials. "The Notebook," left by Jenna's mother, Beth, who died of cancer six years ago, has planned the wedding down to the last detail. The weekend, which will include a rehearsal dinner, Saturday ceremony and reception, and Sunday brunch, has drawn the Carmichaels and their entourage into the ideal arena for emotional fireworks. Doug's 40-year-old daughter, executive recruiter Margot, hopelessly enamored with her father's rakish older law partner, Edge (one of many nicknames right out of the preppy handbook), regrets her one ethical lapse at her lover's behest, involving a more age-appropriate romantic prospect, Griff. Doug, who married second wife Pauline too soon after Beth's passing, now contemplates divorce. Pauline, sensing Doug's withdrawal, hopes that her daughter Rhonda's service as a bridesmaid will finally earn her genuine entry into the Carmichael clan. Ann, the groom's mother, a consummate politician, has miscalculated the personal toll of asking statuesque blonde Helen, her husband's former mistress and mother of his love child, Chance, to the wedding. Crises small and large loom: Edge, though not married, refuses to make his and Margot's relationship public; a historic tree named Alfie must be pruned to accommodate the wedding tent; Chance suffers a severe allergic reaction to mussels; Doug's son Nick appears to be involved with a married bridesmaid. The populous cast makes establishing a coherent throughline difficult, and the first 200 pages are mainly prologue. But Hilderbrand's casually tossed-off zingers, and her gift for eliciting sympathy for even the most insufferable of her characters, keep the pages turning until the disaster unfolds in earnest. A wedding readers won't be able to resist crashing.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780316099783
  • Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
  • Publication date: 6/25/2013
  • Pages: 404
  • Sales rank: 98
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.30 (h) x 1.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Elin Hilderbrand has lived on Nantucket for twenty years. She runs every morning, delivers her children to their sporting events, and occasionally frequents the front row at the Chicken Box. Beautiful Day is her twelfth novel.
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Customer Reviews

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    I Also Recommend:

    The Ocean at the End of the Lane
    Unbecoming Travolta: A Memoir of Mania and Multiple Personalities

    This is my first Elin Hilderbrand book and I couldn't be more pl

    This is my first Elin Hilderbrand book and I couldn't be more pleased. I love Hilderbrand's writing style. This is a very touching book that makes you think about what really matters in life.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    I really wanted to like this book. I had read a preview of it an

    I really wanted to like this book. I had read a preview of it and was looking forward to its release. The only character I found likable was Griff and he wasn't even a main character.

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Thu Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    more from this reviewer

    Not as good as her earlier books

    I have read all Elin Hilderbrand books and the Surfing Lesson (e-short story as prelude for Beautiful Day). I liked the book as lots of drama revolving around the Notebook which was left at the death of the bride’s mother; however, most of the book was about Margo the sister instead of the bride. I was hoping it would pick up from the Surfing Lesson but it jumped to wedding preparations. I thought the funny parts were about the father and in laws. There was a big build up for the secret from Margo which was not that big in the end. To be honest, I really like her older books better than her newer ones.

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Great Summer Read

    Elin's novels never disappoint. I always look forward to her books for a great summer read.

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    I Also Recommend:

    The Last Original Wife

    This book was great. Hilderbrand's writing just gets better with

    This book was great. Hilderbrand's writing just gets better with each book!!!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Another Great Trip to Nantucket

    Elin Hilderbrand never fails to hit the target dead center! I always enjoy reading her books, and especially like the way she shares her love for Nantucket Island with her readers. Anyone who has been to the island will instantly recognize her references, and for those readers who haven't yet visited Nantucket, she fuels their desire to go! Her characters are realistic, and this book was one of her best! I'm already looking forward to next June for her next book!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    This book is not  as good as her other books.....not even close.

    This book is not  as good as her other books.....not even close. 

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Scavenger Hunt Prize

    Spend a whole hour with me and get to know about me. No dating or sex will be involved, PROMISE. ~Joey
    p.s. Your hour will take place at HOUR first result.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Sam

    Dx Eww.

    0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    WHAAAAT

    WHAT PRIZE

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Fri Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Not too happy with this book, I have read all her other books w

    Not too happy with this book, I have read all her other books with no complaints. I love her books because they are more about the people of nantucket and the island itself. This book happens over just 3 days on the island with alot of flashbacks. This book was all about getting married and to me that is boring. The characters were ok but very predictable.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Love!!!!!

    Love Love love this book!!! It was perfect from beginning to end!!! I wish she published more than one book a year now we have to wait!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Great book

    The author once again has you caring for each character in the book, I enjoy every chapter

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Great summer read

    I have read all of hilderbrands previous books. This one was perfect! Just what i wanted in a beach read. Couldn't put it down.

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  • Posted Sat Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    I Also Recommend:

    The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story
    Unbecoming Travolta: A Memoir of Mania and Multiple Personalities
    Island Girls

    A very touching and moving novel that touches on love, marriage,

    A very touching and moving novel that touches on love, marriage, and commitment. Highly recommended.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Jul 04 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Great Beach Read!

    I love her books and this one did not disappoint. The writing style is unique - told from many perspectives - which made this book different from her others. It's a great summer read. Can't wait for the next book!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Luna

    Luna~ The white she wolf pad in. She had a few grey hairs on her muzzel but not a lot. Day? She called.

    0 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Fawn

    Runs in. "Day, why are you leaving?" I bark

    0 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Day

    I am here not for long

    0 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    A beautiful dat A beauttiful day

    I have read all of this author's books

    0 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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