The Five-Star Weekend by Elin HilderbrandHollis Shaw's life seems perfect on the surface--a thriving food blog, a handsome surgeon husband, and a daughter in film school. But when her husband, Matthew, dies after a fight with Hollis, her perfect life is shattered. Her daughter, Caroline, blames Hollis, and their relationship is in tatters. Adrift, Hollis decides to host a "Five-Star Weekend," where she invites four friends from various decades in her lives--best friend from high school (Tatum); college (DruAnn); thirties (Brooke); and currently (Gigi). But when all the women arrive at Hollis' home in Nantucket, it's clear each has their own struggles too.
This is typical solid Hilderbrand fare. Not one of my absolute favorites but an interesting read. There are some good twists, and the characters are interesting if not particularly deep or diverse. The thing about Hilderbrand is that she has a way of weaving a story that just pulls you in. I really liked Tatum, Hollis' childhood best friend, and Tatum and Hollis' backstories were more well-done. Each women is suffering from varying types of angst, even Caroline, Hollis' daughter. The Nantucket setting was enticing, as always, making you wish you were at the beach, if perhaps not suffering from the same woes as these characters. All in all, a quick, compel.
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