Secrets and lies…at Nantucket’s most exclusive and glamorous, family-owned hotel. The Whitley is Nantucket’s most exclusive waterfront hotel – a sprawling collection of pristine white cottages and an elegant main building on a long stretch of private white sandy beach. It’s a family owned business – brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, all work there in various capacities. Paula is happy in her back-office accounting position. But changes are in store when her grandfather promotes her and fires her cousin – who then blames Paula. Meanwhile, a blond romantic-comedy superstar is hiding out at the hotel for a few months. She meets Paula’s brother, a chef – who has no idea who she is – and she likes it that way. Paula’s grandfather also hires a consultant to help her settle into her new role. But she isn’t sure what to think of David, who grew up on Nantucket but now lives in Manhattan. He’s a brilliant consultant and will be assessing Paula’s suitability for the role. He’s also home for another reason, a difficult family issue that makes Manhattan seem very far away. A new family saga from the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of The Nantucket Inn and The Restaurant.
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I read the whole thing, so I'm giving it four stars. If I had a more interesting life, I would have put it down and lived. However, I don't.
At times, it seemed the author was introducing characters so people could hook up. However, the different aspects of running a hotel and living the super rich life were interesting. It did seem that the characters merely worked and drank though.
I give the author props for including a character with Alzheimer's Disease. A minor character but still, it was mentioned. The caregiving solutions made it seem easier than it actually is to have a relative with AD, but the issues covered were realistic. Mainly having the sufferer get lost, but the vacant stares and the stress on the family too.
Overall, this is a good beach read. Something to lets you get away from the news for a while and wish you were young and employed by your family who gave you free housing.
