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Gorgeous Nantucket is an island where memories are made, friendships begun, passions ignited. Now, during one unforgettable summer, the exclusive Nantucket Beach Club and Hotel will shape the fates of the men and women who walk through its doors...Mack Peterson escaped the past and started... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mack Petersen: Manager of hotel, Bill's right-hand man. Maribel's boyfriend
- Maribel Cox: Mack's longtime girlfriend.
- Therese Elliott: Bill Elliott's wife; helps keep the hotel looking good. Cecily's mom.
- Bill Elliott: Owner of high-end hotel and beach club on the island. Therese's husband, Cecily's dad
- Vance Robbins: Head bell-man at the hotel; Vance tries not to like Mack as he feels as if he should have Mack's job.
- Lacey Gardner: The hotel's oldest and longest running guest, Lacey is still going strong at 88 years old. Hotel employees look to Lacey for advice and guidance. Widow of the love of her life, Maximilian
- Love O'Donnell: Desk clerk who is looking for a man to get her pregnant because she is desperate for a baby
- Cecily Elliott: Bill and Theresa's 18 year old daughter; recently graduated from high school and expected to go on to college and take over the hotel.
- Andrea Krane: Long-time yearly guest of the hotel; Andrea and Mack have formed a close friendship over the years. James' mom.
- James Christopher Krane: Andrea's 15 year old autistic son
- Neil Rosenblum: Hotel guest who befriends Jem and helps him follow his heart
- Maximilian Percy Gardner: Deceased beloved husband of Lacey
- Mrs. Hassiter: a.k.a. Jane, she is a late-season guest at the hotel who also happens to be an employee at Cecily's school
- Cole: Young son of Leo
- Gabriel da Silva: Cecily's boyfriend.
- Jane Hassiter: Late summer guest of the hotel who has a secret; Also happens to be an employee at Cecily's school
- Leo Hearn: Regular guest of the hotel whose wife recently deserted him and their 2 young children, Cole and Whitney. Father to grown sons Fred and Bart
- Bart: Grown son of Leo Hearn; an attorney
- Fred: Grown son of Leo Hearn; third year law student at Harvard
- Arthur Beebe: Pompus man of extreme wealth who seems shady to the hotel employees and whose wife seems to be either drunk or high the majority of the time
- Tracey: Young taxi driver, spending her first summer on the island
- Freida: Name of the hurricane that threatens the island, including the hotel and beach club
- Tina: Maribel's mom
- Tonya Comatis: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mrs. Worley: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Jem Crandall: Newest bellman at the hotel, Jem (short for Jeremy) has dreams of making it big as an agent in California
- Mrs. John Higgens: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Gwennie: Jem's younger sister who suffers from an eating disorder
- David Pringle: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Clarissa Ford: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Jerome: Character in Vance's first published short story
- Jeremy: Jem's given name
- Roy Silverstein: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Alison: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mr. Feeney: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mrs. Fourchet: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Desiree: Roy Silverstein's girlfriend.
- Dewar: Lacey's favorite drink, typically a man's beverage
- Dr. Kenton: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Paul: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Desirée: Roy Silverstein's girlfriend.
- Janet Kava: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Joe Cadillac: Rude tourist trying to trespass on the private beach of the Beach Club.
- Jerry: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mary Beth Kershner: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mario Cuomo: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mr. Fourchet: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mia: restaurant employee.
- John: restaurant employee.
- Mrs. Beebe: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Kelly: Beach Club employee.
- Howard Comatis: Tonya's husband.
- Chantal: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Rita Ramone: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Major Crawley: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Bruce: restaurant employee.
- Delilah: beach club member.
- Mr. Juarez: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mr. Bleeding: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Wendell: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Dee Dee: friend.
- Lula: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mrs. Soldier: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Dominic St. Jean: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mr. G: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Father Eckerly: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Audrey Cohn: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Swami Jeff: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Dr. Stevenson: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Anthony Mazzaco: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Maggie Meredith: returning member of the Beach Club.
- W.T. Elliott: deceased son of Bill.
- Nan: Grandmother.
- Sam Archibald: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Kevin: beach club employee.
- Stephen Rook: beach club employee.
- Mr. Williams: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Randy: beach club employee.
- Stephen Bigelow Tyler: Meredith's father.
- Mrs. Frammer: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Elizabeth: beach club employee.
- Mr. Songttha: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Douglas Kershner: lawyer.
- Mrs. Russo: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Cal West: overseer of Mack's parents' farm and house.
- Mrs. Crawley: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Mr. Rosenblum: returning member of the Beach Club.
- Santa Claus: Santa.
First Sentence edit
Mack Petersen swung his Jeep into the parking lot of the Nantucket Beach Club and Hotel for the start of his twelfth summer season as manager, the Almost Head Honcho.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elin Hilderbrand (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 031226125X
Page Count: 320
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 031226125X
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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