Welcome to Nantucket;)

With Secret summer, Elin Hilderbrand invites us again at the heart of life of the inhabitants of the small island of Nantucket knows what so (she lives with her family). Far from offering us a holiday story, simple and lightweight, it takes us to the contrary in full drama. Strong characters, endearing and imperfect, a gripping and intense intrigue and a place that is like no other make Secret summer a captivating novel and confusing to discover very quickly!

In this school from year end, young graduates of Nantucket High School and their friends decided to party on the beach. Everything goes well, lovers flirt in the dunes, alcohol helps shy to relax, talking davenir, this "after" so tempting and scary at once The day after the party, nothing will be as before: Penny beauty with angelic voice, the little girl darling Nantucket, 17, died and his twin brother, Hobby, sports and revered hero of the island, is between life and death, in a coma. This is the entire population of the island, which is suspended on the lips of the survivors of the tragedy: Jack's boyfriend Penny and Demeter, the best friend of the girl. Qua he hell happened that night for the Jeep way of the road? Sagit he dun dun disguised simple accident or suicide? Why Penny was also upset by taking the wheel? These questions need answers provided lon is ready to hear them.

Elin Hilderbrand is one of those authors who have an incredible gift to offer us stories that sound right, who speak truth with characters that touch us deeply, that we really become familiar through the pages. Secret summer is certainly its most moving and most fascinating book. From dune tragedy, it pushes us to question these truths not necessarily always good to say about these fragile bonds that make a family, the relationship that each has with his friends behind the pretense and the Eden illusory dune knit community . It addresses unvarnished awkward questions, scary as those of young alcoholism, depression, suicide, linfidélité but mostly this is the mourning that is at the heart of the book. And not what nimporte mourning that of a child. As painful as delicate, Elin Hildebrand manages to deal with this subject without falling into pathos. Rather, it speaks to us of hope and davenir. Each of the characters will face his guilt, will try to find answers, will seek to understand what pushed Penny to do so. And on this long road to the naked truth, gross, they are all the others and some of the secrets that will be revealed in broad daylight. They will have been to change, to rebuild and to achieve to live anyway. A few months that will change their lives forever, that will push them to focus on the main thing and daring life despite everything, despite the fears and doubts.

From dun drama Elin Hilderbrand offers us a touching and intimate book, delicate and honest. You turn the pages with happiness and closed book, you feel a little lost, melancholy and eager to return we lose next to Nantucket, this place apart, idyllic.
From book to book, jaime decidedly more this author to the delicious feather. Strongly next summer;)