The Identicals: A Novel

The Identicals: A Novel

by Elin Hilderbrand

Narrated by Erin Bennett

Unabridged — 12 hours, 52 minutes

The Identicals: A Novel

The Identicals: A Novel

by Elin Hilderbrand

Narrated by Erin Bennett

Unabridged — 12 hours, 52 minutes

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Overview

Identical twin sisters who couldn't look more alike...or live more differently.

Harper Frost is laid-back, easygoing. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her. She likes a beer and a shot and wouldn't be caught dead wearing anything fashionable. She's inherited her father's rundown house on Martha's Vineyard, but she can't hold down a job, and her latest romantic disaster has the entire island talking.

Two beautiful islands only eleven miles apart.

Tabitha Frost is dignified, refined. She prefers a fine wine and has inherited the impeccable taste of her mother, the iconic fashion designer Eleanor Roxie-Frost. She's also inherited her mother's questionable parenting skills – Tabitha's teenage daughter, Ainsley, is in full rebellion mode – and a flailing fashion boutique on Nantucket in desperate need of a cash infusion.

One unforgettable summer that will change their lives forever.

After more than a decade apart, Harper and Tabitha switch islands – and lives – to save what's left of their splintered family. But the twins quickly discover that the secrets, lies, and gossip they thought they'd outrun can travel between islands just as easily as they can. Will Harper and Tabitha be able to bury the hatchet and end their sibling rivalry once and for all? Before the last beach picnic of the season, there will be enough old resentments, new loves, and cases of mistaken identity to make this the most talked-about summer that Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket have experienced in ages.


Editorial Reviews

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Praise for THE IDENTICALS:

"A sun-drenched treat."
Kim Hubbard, People


"Another Hilderbrand beach hit."
Jocelyn McClurg, USA Today, 10 Hot Books You Won't Want to Miss This Summer


"A fun, delightful, un-put-downable novel by the undisputed queen of the beach read."—Brenda Janowitz, Popsugar


"Reading the latest Hilderbrand novel is as big a part of my summer vacation as a late afternoon glass of wine... she does a lovely job of describing life on the island of Nantucket."
Georgea Kovanis, The Detroit Free Press

"Made-for-the-beach escapism."
Jane Henderson, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"The Identicals is her best one yet. From the very start, her descriptions of life on both islands are rich and full of detail. She writes cleverly and leaves no stone unturned, thinking everything through so methodically, and her imagination is endless."
Vivian Payton, Book Reporter

"The writer's seemingly boundless inventiveness has also extended to her fresh characters and plotting in each new book...The Identicals will delight longtime readers of the novelist as it brings new fans into the tent."
Joe Meyers, CT News


"They call Nantucket native Elin Hilderbrand queen of the summer novel for a reason; the islands themselves have so much personality in these pages that it feels like very realistic escapist fiction."
Modern Mrs. Darcy

"Engaging family relationships mixed with vivid landscape descriptions create an effortless read."
Library Journal


"I was captivated. I
finished it in a day...I longed to stay forever in fake-real Nantucket with
Tabitha and Harper and Eleanor and Ainsley."—Sam Anderson, New York Times Magazine

"Hilderbrand is the queen of the smart beach read, and her latest is no exception."—Entertainment Weekly

Library Journal

06/01/2017
Tabitha and Harper are identical twins yet as different in nature as the rival Massachusetts islands they inhabit. But this wasn't always the case. After their parents divorced, and Tabitha stayed with their mother on Nantucket and Harper moved to Martha's Vineyard to live with their father, the siblings grew apart. Then Tabitha blamed Harper for the loss of her baby son and their relationship deteriorated even further. When their father dies unexpectedly and their mother is suddenly hospitalized, they end up working together out of desperation. Tabitha needs someone to care for her teenage daughter, and Harper's life is such a mess that she needs to leave town ASAP, so they essentially switch lives. The realization that each twin could benefit from becoming a bit more like the other is soon apparent but isn't enough to mend their relationship. That will take an even greater force. VERDICT Engaging family relationships mixed with vivid landscape descriptions create an effortless read. For fans of Hilderbrand's other novels as well as other novels with a beach setting such as those by Nancy Thayer. [See Prepub Alert, 1/8/17.]—Karen Core, Detroit P.L.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940170032976
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Publication date: 06/13/2017
Edition description: Unabridged
Sales rank: 1,140,526
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