""I love the idea of Nantucket and I being married because that means one of my marriages would have succeeded," Hilderbrand joked. She first visited the island in the summer of 1993 during a break from teaching in New York. "When the ferry pulled into the harbor, I paraphrase John Denver, I said it was like coming home to a place I had never been before." She's lived on the Nantucket for 32 years, raising her family there. Her only complaint: getting on and off the island in the winter."
"In 2024, Hilderbrand announced she would retire from writing Nantucket-based novels - even with "an enormous amount of money on the table" - to prioritize her legacy as a writer and avoid repeating herself. "I knew that it was coming to the end. Nantucket is four miles wide, 13 miles long, I had written every possible story that I could see writing. I didn't want to repeat myself," Hilderbrand said."
"The Queen of Beach Reads has published more than 30 books and short stories, most of them set on the island. Her latest novel, "The Academy," released in September, ventures into dark academia and was co-written with her daughter Shelby Cunningham."
Elin Hilderbrand has lived on Nantucket for 32 years and raised her family there, recalling that her first visit in 1993 felt like coming home. She announced in 2024 that she will stop producing Nantucket-based novels to protect her legacy and avoid repeating stories, even when offered large sums. She has published more than 30 books and short stories, most set on the island. Her latest novel, The Academy, released in September, explores dark academia and was co-written with her daughter Shelby Cunningham. Winter travel on and off the island remains a practical drawback.
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