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The Identicals

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By Elin Hilderbrand

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On Sale
Dec 6, 2022
Page Count
464 pages
Publisher
Back Bay Books
ISBN-13
9780316492478

Price

$17.99

Price

$22.99 CAD

Format

  1. ebook
  2. Hardcover (Large Print)
  3. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)

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  1. Trade Paperback $17.99 $22.99 CAD
  2. ebook $7.99 $9.99 CAD
  3. Hardcover (Large Print) $37.00 $47.00 CAD
  4. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)

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The instant New York Times bestseller is “a fun, delightful, un-putdownable novel” about two identical twin sisters who couldn’t look more alike . . . or live more differently (PopSugar).

Nantucket is only eleven miles away from Martha’s Vineyard. But they may as well be worlds apart for estranged twin sisters Harper and Tabitha Frost.

After not speaking for more than a decade, 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.

“Parent Trap vibes with an adult twist…One of Hilderbrand’s most binge-worthy confections.” —Elisabeth Egan, New York Times 



Genre:

  • Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Women

Elin Hilderbrand is six minutes older than her twin brother, Eric. She spent time on Martha's Vineyard (summer 1989) before she ever discovered Nantucket (summer 1993), the island she has called home for twenty-four years. Hilderbrand is the mother of three busy teenagers (pause and consider what a miracle it is that this novel even exists). The Identicals is her nineteenth novel.

  • Praise for THE IDENTICALS:
  • “Parent Trap vibes with an adult twist… one of Hilderbrand’s most binge-worthy confections.”
    Elisabeth Egan, New York Times
  • "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

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Elin Hilderbrand

About the Author

Elin Hilderbrand is the proud mother of three, a dedicated Peloton rider, an aspiring book influencer, and an enthusiastic at-home cook (follow her on Instagram @elinhilderbrand to watch her Cringe Cooking Show). She is also a grateful seven-year breast cancer survivor. GOLDEN GIRL is her 27th novel.

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