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The Castaways

by Elin Hilderbrand

After a boating tragedy shatters a glamorous Nantucket friend group, secrets of passion, betrayal, and forgiveness rise to the surface.

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About The Castaways

With rumors of infidelity straining Greg and Tess MacAvoy's marriage, the couple head out on their sailboat one early summer day to celebrate their wedding anniversary, hoping the roughest waters are behind them. But in an accident off Nantucket, they mysteriously drown, leaving behind two small children as well as three couples who have long been their closest friends. Tragedy brings to the surface long-simmering conflicts and emotions, and the MacAvoys' six grieving friends find themselves unprepared for the revelation of secret upon secret as they struggle to answer the question: What happened to Greg and Tess?

Reading signals

Spice
Light
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Balanced

Series

Nantucket · Book 2 of 4

Content warnings
  • infidelity
  • death of friends
  • boating accident
  • drowning
  • grief
  • drug use
  • prescription drug addiction
  • alcohol
  • adult/minor relationship
  • sexual content
  • miscarriage
  • infertility
  • 9/11 trauma references

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