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The Blue Bistro

by Elin Hilderbrand

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ISBN13: 9780312992620
ISBN10: 0312992629
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AN UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITY LEADS TO…

Adrienne Dealey has spent the past six years working for hotels in exotic resort towns. This summer she has decided to make Nantucket home. Left flat broke by her ex-boyfriend, she is desperate to earn some fast money. When the desirable Thatcher Smith, owner of Nantucket's hottest restaurant, is the only one to offer her a job, she wonders if she can get by with no restaurant experience. Thatcher gives Adrienne a crash course in the business...and they share an instant attraction.

A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE…

But there is a mystery about their situation: What is it about Fiona, the Blue Bistro's chef, who captures Thatcher's attention again and again? And why does such a successful restaurant seem to be in its final season before closing its doors for good? Despite her uncertainty, Adrienne must decide whether she’ll move on, as she always does—or finally open her heart…

“A wonderfully poignant behind-the-scenes journey into the world of high-end restaurants, island life, and the inner workings of the human heart. A great summer story.”

—Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief

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The last summer in the life of a popular Nantucket restaurant--and the romance between its owner and a new employee--is described by the author of "The Beach Club."

About the Author

ELIN HILDERBRAND grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a teaching/writing fellow. Her short fiction has appeared in Seventeen, The Massachusetts Review, and The Colorado Review. She lives with her husband, Chip Cunningham, and their two sons in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Blue Bistro is her fourth novel.

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titianlibrarian, December 15, 2007 (view all comments by titianlibrarian)
Elin Hilderbrand is always writing about life on Nantucket in her books. In this look at the lucrative restaurant business, she has crafted a smart, well-rounded and lovable character who has recently picked up her life as a hotel concierge in Aspen and moved to Nantucket to make a new start after a bad breakup. Acting upon the advice of a fellow passenger on the ferry to the island, she bicycles to the fancy French restaurant The Blue Bistro the next morning in search of a job. Miraculously, the red-headed owner offers her the job as floor manager, provided that she not mention anything to the press about the talented but elusive chef.
I loved the descriptions of the food in this book--makes you hungry just reading about the lamb lollipops and homemade crackers. The characters are lovely and complicated and hungry for love--just perfect for the beach.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312992620
Author:
Hilderbrand, Elin
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Subject:
General
Subject:
Restaurants
Subject:
Employees
Subject:
Romance - Contemporary
Subject:
Love stories
Subject:
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
Publication Date:
June 2006
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
371
Dimensions:
6.74x4.22x1.03 in. .40 lbs.

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