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The Castaways
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The Castaways Trade paperback - 2010

by Hilderbrand, Elin

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Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples that calls each other good friends. After Greg and Tess are killed when their boat capsizes, the islanders mourn the loss. But nothing can prepare the MacAvoys' closest friends for what will be revealed.

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Back Bay Books., 2010. First edition. 1st printing.. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 400 p. At back: Reading Group Guide; Preview, 'The Island'. Audience: General/trade. Fiction, subtitle: 'One couple's secrets set six friends adrift. ' Set on Nantucket Island, off the Massachusetts coast. Detailingf summer life, this novel also explores friendship and forgiveness following the tragic dsappearance of a couple off on a sailboat, leaving their 2 small children in the care of 3 couples, longtime friends.
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  • Title The Castaways
  • Author Hilderbrand, Elin
  • Binding Trade paperback
  • Edition First edition. 1st printing.
  • Condition Used - Fine. No dust jacket as issued.
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Back Bay Books., New York, New York
  • Date 2010
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Alibris.96170002920
  • ISBN 9780316043908 / 0316043907
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (20.57 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Death/Dying
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, PA, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her seven previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.