Many thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown and Company for gifting me a digital copy of the latest Nantucket novel by Elin Hilderbrand - 4.5 stars!
Vivi is a divorced mother of 3 young adults, out for her morning run when she is killed by a hit-and-run driver. She awakens in heaven where she is assigned Martha, her Person, who explains that Vivi will be able to watch her family for the summer and is allowed 3 nudges to help them out. Each of her children have issues - Willa is pregnant again after suffering 3 miscarriages; Carson is self-medicating with drugs, alcohol and wrong men; Leo is a senior in high school, on the outs with his best friend and trying to break it off with this girlfriend. Vivi is also worried about her last novel, sent off to the publishers with a secret from her past.
As with all of Hilderbrand's books, you will be transported to the magic of a Nantucket summer. This one is a mystery too as the Chief of Police tries to determine who the driver was who hit Vivi. The story is told from multiple points of view as well as Vivi's glimpses into her past. I also loved all the Parma, OH, references since I spent 25 years in that area - they were pretty spot on! I really enjoyed the thought that our loved ones are looking out for us and providing us with those nudges, but also that things work out the way they are supposed to. Another great summer read!
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