The rumor: a novel
(Book)
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Published:
New York, NY : Back Bay Books :, 2016.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Back Bay trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
374 pages, 2 pages, 15 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC HIL
Description
Madeline King and Grace Pancik are best friends and the envy of Nantucket for their perfect marriages, their beautiful kids, their Saturday night double dates with their devoted husbands. But this summer, something's changed, and if there's anything Nantucket likes better than cocktails on the beach at sunset, it's a good rumor. And rumor has it ... that Madeline, a novelist, is battling writer's block, with a deadline looming, bills piling up, and blank pages driving her to desperation -- and a desperately bad decision ... that Grace, hard at work to transform her backyard into a garden paradise, has been collaborating a bit more closely than necessary with her ruggedly handsome landscape architect. As the gossip escalates, and they face the possible loss of the happy lives they've worked so hard to create, Grace and Madeline try mightily to set the record straight -- but the truth might be even worse than rumor has it.
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FICTION
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC HIL
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East Haddam/Moodus Adult Fiction
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East Haddam/Rathbun A Fiction
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Hilderbrand, Elin (Rumor)
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HILDERBRAND
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Fiction Hilderbrand
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Fiction Hilderbrand
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F HILDERBRAND c.2
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FIC HIL
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HILDERBRAND
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0316334510, 9780316334518
Notes
General Note
Includes questions and topics for discussion.
General Note
Includes an excerpt from The Winter Stroll, the second book in the Winter Street trilogy.
Description
Madeline King and Grace Pancik are best friends and the envy of Nantucket for their perfect marriages, their beautiful kids, their Saturday night double dates with their devoted husbands. But this summer, something's changed, and if there's anything Nantucket likes better than cocktails on the beach at sunset, it's a good rumor. And rumor has it ... that Madeline, a novelist, is battling writer's block, with a deadline looming, bills piling up, and blank pages driving her to desperation -- and a desperately bad decision ... that Grace, hard at work to transform her backyard into a garden paradise, has been collaborating a bit more closely than necessary with her ruggedly handsome landscape architect. As the gossip escalates, and they face the possible loss of the happy lives they've worked so hard to create, Grace and Madeline try mightily to set the record straight -- but the truth might be even worse than rumor has it.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Hilderbrand, E. (2016). The rumor: a novel. First Back Bay trade paperback edition. Back Bay Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Hilderbrand, Elin. 2016. The Rumor: A Novel. Back Bay Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Hilderbrand, Elin, The Rumor: A Novel. Back Bay Books, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Hilderbrand, Elin. The Rumor: A Novel. First Back Bay trade paperback edition. Back Bay Books, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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