JUNE 2012 HARDCOVER

Summerland: A Novel
Elin Hilderbrand
978-0-316-09983-7, $26.99

Four juniors are driving home from a graduation party on Nantucket when Penny Alistair loses control of the car. Penny is killed; her twin brother is left in a coma. Penny’s boyfriend, Jake, and friend, Demeter, walk away from the crash, their wounds emotional, deep, and unshakable.

In the aftermath, Jake and his family move halfway around the globe, while Demeter escapes in self-destructive behavior. None of the families can truly move on, as the circumstances that led to the accident stretch all the way back to the first interactions between these four friends and their parents.

Summerland explores the bonds between individuals, families, and an entire community. Once again, Elin Hilderbrand tells a story of loss, love, and the power
of healing.

About the author: Elin Hilderbrand is a consistent New York Times bestseller and Little, Brown has more than 1.5 million copies of her books in print. Silver Girl debuted at #6 on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover, and The Island spent over two months on the New York Times bestseller list in trade paperback.

Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket, the setting for her 10 previous novels, with her husband and their three children. She is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.

Publicity tour: Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Houston.

Publicity contact: Michelle Aielli, michelle.aielli@hbgusa.com