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Silver Girl

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Meredith Martin Delinn just lost everything: her friends, her homes, her social standing - because her husband Freddy cheated rich investors out of billions of dollars.

Desperate and facing homelessness, Meredith receives a call from her old best friend, Constance Flute. Connie's had recent worries of her own, and the two depart for a summer on Nantucket in an attempt to he...more

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Published June 21st 2011 by Reagan Arthur Books (first published June 1st 2011)

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Jul 23, 2011 Staci rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley-books, 2011-reads

First Thoughts after finishing book: I'm glad that I didn't end up hating Meredith!!

What I liked about this book:

The story is very relevant to what has been occurring in corporate America and Wall Street. Greed, selfishness, and amassing "things" is the main agenda for many in this country.
Meredith's best friend Connie- if not for this character I would have stopped reading this book as I really couldn't take another minute trying to feel sorry for someone who wouldn't think twice about dropping...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Phyllis Sommers rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As I read this novel, I was somewhat thrown by its close similarities to the still very current Bernie Madoff story. Although never mentioned, it seems to me the author used Madoff's Ponzi scheme as the jumping off point for "Silver Girl." Freddy Delinn, his wife Meredith and their two grown sons, Leo and Carver, lived the high life in Manhattan. Once it was discovered that Freddy had taken billions of investment dollars from strangers and friends alike-- all of whom were clamoring for him to in...more

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Jul 04, 2011 Danielle rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, chicklit, for-review

To be alone in a world where she was once idolized and held up as a shining example of success is not something Meredith Delinn thought would ever happen. Having been swindled out of not only her money, but her life including her friends and family she’s finding it hard to believe she ever knew the man who caused it all; her husband Freddy. In an attempt to escape the media frenzy surrounding her husband’s discovered Ponzi scheme she connects with her childhood friend, Connie, whom she hasn’t sp...more To be alone in a world where she was once idolized and held up as a shining example of success is not something Meredith Delinn thought would ever happen. Having been swindled out of not only her money, but her life including her friends and family she’s finding it hard to believe she ever knew the man who caused it all; her husband Freddy. In an attempt to escape the media frenzy surrounding her husband’s discovered Ponzi scheme she connects with her childhood friend, Connie, whom she hasn’t spoken with in years. During their summer in Nantucket they find there is more healing to be done than proving Meredith’s innocence and find hope in their once abandoned friendship.

Silver Girl is a story of friendship and forgiveness, and absolutely the perfect summer Chick Lit read. With the recent past in the US being tainted by numerous Ponzi schemes, the catalyst for the plot of this novel is perfect. It brings to the forefront vivid images of men in suits being taken away to jail and women clad in trench coats & dark glasses, all of which were the face of these horrible situations. What you find in Silver Girl is the back story, though it may not be a true story you are able to take a look at the way these awful situations affected everyone who lost something do this greed including the wife of the man “in charge.”

At first glance I wasn’t sure I was going to absolutely love this novel and that had everything to do with what I just talked about. I wasn’t sure I could enjoy reading about the “poor pitiful” life of a fallen socialite who had a life of luxury most never even taste. Thankfully, I gave Silver Girl a chance. This story was more about relationships, friendship and healing than about the tragedy of the loss of a privileged life. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how Meredith’s friend Connie was able to let go of the past and welcome the possibilities of a new beginning. Most of all it was wonderful to see how Meredith moved forward and became a woman who appreciated living not because of the things she had, but the life she lived.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t also mention some of the other wonderful characters in the book like Toby, Dev, Dan and Ashlyn. Though both Connie and Meredith had suffered a recent loss of their husbands there was still some romance there. It wasn’t necessarily the “sweep you off your feet” type of love, but the kind that comes with maturity and life experiences. It was delightful. Another nice addition to the story was the relationship between Connie and her daughter Ashlyn, who close to her father’s death shared the news that she’s a lesbian. How her mother handles the situation and how they heal from it is a beautiful thing to see portrayed.

With the recent headlines, Silver Girl makes for a compelling new addition to the Elin Hilderbrand library. Her writing brings characters together that may have stayed separated by years of pain that must now be healed. As summer reads go, the story of Meredith and Connie is by far a fantastic novel that should absolutely be taken along on vacation. I thoroughly enjoyed the themes of forgiveness, friendship and love and would absolutely recommend this book to Chick Lit Reviews readers!

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Jan 18, 2013 PacaLipstick Gramma rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Another time I wish we could half stars! This would be one and a half.

I am torn about this book. Maybe it is just too close to the Madoff scandal. The author paints us a picture that the wife of the Ponzi master is caring, sweet, lovely, and just oblivious to what her husband has done. I don't buy it, but then, I get it. It's only a book.

But maybe that is the part that makes me so torn. Bernie Madoff was real. The damage he did was real. His son committed suicide. He stole billions of dollars fr...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Jane Stewart rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: womens-relationship-fiction

Meredith was clueless about more than just her husband. She has no curiosity. Mediocre story. I wanted it to be over.

STORY BRIEF:
This book was inspired by the Bernie Madoff financial disaster. People gave money to Bernie who created fake reports telling them they were earning huge profits, but in reality he was stealing their money. For many people this was their life’s savings. Bernie went to jail.

In this story Freddy Delinn is the Bernie character. His wife is Meredith. They have two sons in t...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Brittany rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Loved this book. I didn't know what to expect, but my mom gave me it to read and said she really liked it. Now I love my mom but sometimes I don't like her taste, only because she reads those romance novels that are the same storyline in every book and just loves them. Anyways, I started reading and couldn't stop. 1 maybe 2 days it took me to read it.

Meredith is married to Freddy Denalin, owner of Denalin enterprises, which is a billion dollar company. The live the high life for years, buying a...more Loved this book. I didn't know what to expect, but my mom gave me it to read and said she really liked it. Now I love my mom but sometimes I don't like her taste, only because she reads those romance novels that are the same storyline in every book and just loves them. Anyways, I started reading and couldn't stop. 1 maybe 2 days it took me to read it.

Meredith is married to Freddy Denalin, owner of Denalin enterprises, which is a billion dollar company. The live the high life for years, buying and living in luxury. Everything comes crshing down when Freddy is arrested for a 50 billion ponzi scheme. He is sentenced to 150 yrs in prison and refuses to speak to anyone, incuding his wife, merideth, who tries to get answers. Meriedth has two sons, one of which, is under investigation like herself, therfore she can have no contact with either of them or it will look like a conspiracy thing. Merideth is banned from society. People threaten and bombard her. She is no longer allowed to eat at resurants or go to the salon becuase owners don't want to upset other customers. She calles Connie, her long time best friend whom she hasn't spoken to in 3 years. connie goes against her conscious and picks her up on her way to her summer house in Nantucket. They hide out there, and Merideth thinks no one has noticed her. Then the threats start coming. Vandalism to Connies beautiful home, pictures of merideth standing on the porch, popped tires, and the worst- their favorite seal, Harold, gutted on the doorstep.

She hides out most of the summmer and is scared to go out into the world. She tries wearig a wig, but some of the people who lost everything investing in Freddy's company are on the island and recognize her- on top of the threats she is already recieving.

Meanwhile, Connie is struggling because she loves Merideth and feels bad for her, but she is also still getting over husband, WOlf's, death from cancer two years prior. The funeral which Merdeth didn't attend. Connie's daughter Ashlyn also refuses to speak to her. They had a fight on the day of the funeral and Ashlyn wont return her calls or texts. So Connie grieves for both her husnand and her daughter. Then fate brings her to Dan Flynn. They meet when he comes to powerwash the siding of her house that was spraypainted by the vandals. They go out on dates (the 3 of them) and hit it off. It is hard for Connie because she hasn't thought of another man let alone had romantic feelings for one since her husband passed.

Another turn of events happens when Toby, connie's brother and Merideth's former highschool boyfriend, shows up on the island. Bitter feelings are still present between Merdieth and Toby, because of how he ended it with her (jilting her and becoming a man whore). However, Toby and Dan offer a form of peace, security, and protection while there and the four of them begin to form bonds and mend old ones. News begins to leak out regarding the Denalin case. Merideth's attourney tells her that her son has been cleared of the investigation and she may be if she coroperates. He questions her about "key words" that came up a lot in e-mails, phone convos, and notes between others in on the scheme. She tells them her meaning or knowledge of some of the words, like 'Champ' which was his nickname for their interior designer, Samantha, and buttons, the name of their children's first dog. She makes a list of any word or random memory that may be useful, which ends up saving her butt. Turns out Freddy had a 5year affair with Samantha, or champ, and he put 15 bill in offshore acct for her on Samantha's bday. his business partner, who was in on it, also doubled as a swedish banker, using two passports, and he had a secret 17th floor office where all his illegal business was dealt with.

As the secrets start surfacing she realizes she never knew who her husband was and mourns the loss of a man she never knew. Once her name is cleared she begins to slowly rebuild her life. Her and Toby rekindle what is left. Connie and Dan begin a relationship, and her daughter comes back to her in the end because she has no where to go after splitting from her lover, leaving her alone and prego. As for Merideth, she descides to stay on the island through the winter by herself as connie and everyone returnto their lives at home. Toby still vists her and the date, and merideth works at a library and begins what is a simple but happy life. (less)

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Aug 17, 2012 Kelly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was looking through my posts today and noticed that it has been quite awhile since I was able to give a book a "5" rating. The authors I normally love, such as Jodi Picoult (a "2" for Sing You Home???) and Jennifer McMahon just didn't put out the work that I expected from them this year. I love, love, love Bethenny Frankel, but she can't really write a book. The last "5" I gave was to Jane Green on June 2 for the lovely Promises to Keep. I was getting a little discouraged. Then came Silver Gir...more I was looking through my posts today and noticed that it has been quite awhile since I was able to give a book a "5" rating. The authors I normally love, such as Jodi Picoult (a "2" for Sing You Home???) and Jennifer McMahon just didn't put out the work that I expected from them this year. I love, love, love Bethenny Frankel, but she can't really write a book. The last "5" I gave was to Jane Green on June 2 for the lovely Promises to Keep. I was getting a little discouraged. Then came Silver Girl.

Ironically, it was Jane Green herself who told me about Hilderbrand. I e-mailed Ms. Green to let her know how much I enjoyed Promises. Imagine my surprise when, within minutes, this New York Times bestselling, very busy author, e-mailed me back to thank me and tell me about Elin Hilderbrand. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Hilderbrand grew up right down the street from where I am living now!

Silver Girl is just a treasure, and I was actually sad when it ended. It is a fictional account that is ripped from the headlines. Meredith Delinn is the wife of Freddy Delinn, who is in jail for life for cheating investors out of billions of dollars. People think that Meredith knew what Freddy was up to, and so she is scorned and rejected by everyone she knows. To make matters worse, she and her son (who she is forbidden to have contact with) are under investigation by the FBI.

Connie is Meredith's old friend, who she has not seen or talked to in years due to a falling out. Out of Meredith's desperation, she contacts Connie, who reluctantly agrees to give her refuge at her summer house in Nantucket. Even though Meredith is out of Manhattan, she still is in danger by people who want revenge for her husband's dealings. Meredith never truly feels safe, even as she begins to get some people back into her life, including her ex-lover, Connie's brother, Toby. This is not only Meredith's story of trying to get her life back, but also Connie's, who is still grieving for her deceased husband and trying desperately to get back in touch with her estranged daughter.

What a beautiful, beautiful book. From the gorgeous cover, to the picturesque setting throughout, the reader will become enchanted with Meredith's story. Read this book slowly, and treasure every word. One realizes from reading this that life is not about what car you drive or how big your house is, but who you can count on when life unexpectedly goes awry.

MY RATING - 5

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Jul 24, 2012 Michelle Reynoso rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My thoughts on Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

I love discovering new writers. Let me rephrase that by saying, 'new writers to me', because often they are not new to the writing game, I have just never read any of their books previously. That is the case with my latest read, Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand.

Silver Girl looks like a typical "beach read" from the cover with a slim blonde gazing out over the ocean, but delve into the pages and you'll find more than just a book about romance, or lust,...more

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May 04, 2012 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

OK, first of all, I am a total snob because I didn't want to like this book, because I could tell immediately it was a total beach read, chick lit type of book. But then I ended up liking it--shame on me and my snobbery! However, I was right about one thing, and that's that it really seems aimed at a traditional, upper-middle-class, conformist type of reader, particular a female reader. There were a couple places in the book where really antifeminist things were said (at least I thought) and jus...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Etcetorize rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: nobody

I really don't like to give bad reviews but this book was not good. Maybe it would be ok for a beach read but other than that I probably wouldn't bother. I have to admit that I listened to it on CD which may have swayed my opinion, but I did think about half way through that the only reason I wish I had been reading it was so that I could've skimmed the second half and finished faster.

Most of the women in this book are not very smart and see themselves only through the eyes of the man that they'...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Vannessagrace Vannessagrace rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Silver Girl is the typical romance novel where girl meets bad boy. Girl falls in love with bad boy. Girl is told that bad boy won’t change and will probably get worse. Girl doesn’t listen and marries bad boy. Bad boy commits a crime that can take down Girl and their children. Girl has problem severing ties with Bad Boy when he goes to prison.

Bad Boy Freddy Delinn pulls a ponze scheme on anyone and everyone, friends, family and strangers unbeknown to his wife. It takes good girl Meredith Martin D

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Mar 08, 2012 Alison rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Even better than I had anticipated!

Meredith Delin's husband, Freddy, was convicted of stealing billions of dollars from his investment firm's clients, and was sent to jail for 150 years. Meanwhile, Meredith's home, clothes, cars and bank accounts have been possessed by the government. No matter that she lived in an elite section of Manhattan or that she had custom made couture gowns in her closet. She is left with nothing except a small savings from before her marriage, one suitcase of clothes,...more Even better than I had anticipated!

Meredith Delin's husband, Freddy, was convicted of stealing billions of dollars from his investment firm's clients, and was sent to jail for 150 years. Meanwhile, Meredith's home, clothes, cars and bank accounts have been possessed by the government. No matter that she lived in an elite section of Manhattan or that she had custom made couture gowns in her closet. She is left with nothing except a small savings from before her marriage, one suitcase of clothes, and a small box of personal possessions including a cherished record her father gave her as a gift. Still under investigation, no one will speak to her except for her lawyer. She can't even get her hair done, because she has been blacklisted, not that she could afford her regular cut and color anyway.

Meredith made the only call she could - to her childhood friend, Connie. Even though it had been quite some time since the two friends spoke, and as strained as that last meeting was, Connie invited Meredith to stay with her at her Nantucket home for the summer. It is here the two friends reconnect and Connie realizes just how lonely she was before Meredith came to stay. Unfortunately for the two friends, trouble follows Meredith. The two women may be sharing the same house, and they may have shared a past, but they have their own challenges, their own family problems and their own inner turmoils to battle. In spite of it all, love manages to find its way in to the friends' summer plans.

Not only do I enjoy Elin Hilderbrand's writing, I have come to anticipate the releases of her novels with fervor. She writes the quintessential summer book. The setting is always Nantucket in the summer, her writing is smart and fast-paced, and her storyline grabs a reader's attention and keeps the pages turning.

Even though this book is not written in the first-person, the stories alternate between those of Meredith and Connie. For this reason, the audiobook has two narrators, both of which read their parts beautifully. This switch in narration allowed me to feel more empathetic toward these characters, root for them, and cry for them.

We may be too far to add this to your summer reading list, but if you are planning on escaping the winter chill, take SILVER GIRL on vacation with you!

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Jan 04, 2012 Allie Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-women

I won this book from an author’s blog, so that is always fun. I've enjoyed each of Hildebrand’s books that I've read, but I was hesitant about this one, since it was based on the whole Madoff saga. But, once again, Hildebrand did not disappoint.

She wrote a sympathetic and likable heroine, who I couldn’t help but route for. I do not know enough about the real Mrs. Madoff, to know if they are similar (but I’m assuming they're not). The story was compelling - and made you stop to think about what h...more

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Nov 07, 2011 Kathleen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-contemporary-authors

I have never been able to get my head around the breadth of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the wide net cast over so many victims, the far reaching consequences. I have also never spent a moment thinking about the man or his family.
Yet, such a scheme and the family involved are what drive the plot of Hilderbrand’s latest novel, and I was immediately drawn in to the felon’s wife’s character and believe in her innocence from the beginning. Meredith asks her long-time best friend, Connie, from whom...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Janet rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angsty-goodness, show-me-the-money, women-s-fiction-esque, tbrchallenge

Silver Girl started out so well. I took it out from my library and was really looking forward to vicarious lifestyles of the rich and famous morality tale. Setting: Nantucket Island where the wife the greatest financial scoundrel of the 21st century *yes, you are supposed to think Bernie Madoff* has come to lick her wounds and get away from the press. The ruined lives, suicides even -- all victims of her husband's Ponzi scheme -- come fast and furious. Meredith Martin Delinn is an innocent: perh...more Silver Girl started out so well. I took it out from my library and was really looking forward to vicarious lifestyles of the rich and famous morality tale. Setting: Nantucket Island where the wife the greatest financial scoundrel of the 21st century *yes, you are supposed to think Bernie Madoff* has come to lick her wounds and get away from the press. The ruined lives, suicides even -- all victims of her husband's Ponzi scheme -- come fast and furious. Meredith Martin Delinn is an innocent: perhaps a naive and somewhat ostrich*esque innocent but she was not a party to her husband's systematic defrauding of hundreds of people.

A childhood friend, Constance (Connie) Flute, recently widowed, provides the refuge. As I said, the pain, the hubris, the financial ruin of the families is very real. The son of one of the victims has to leave his boarding school mid-stream. It was the same school my son attended so that made me sit up: how excruciating for parents who wanted their notion of the best for their children to fall short of their own expectations. So, all's good, the books is absorbing and we go back to Meredith's childhood, adolescence and college days (when she met her husband Freddy).

But, then, things start to unravel. Wouldn't you know, she once had a relationship with Connie's brother and he reappears. A local man starts to romance Connie. Couple fits and starts and then it's copacetic. Meredith thinks of words and numbers that were significant in her married life and shares them with the financial investigators. *Big* surprise: the numbers magically unlock some of the hidden assets. It all gets way too neat. Meredith's boys are grown-up: no stoppage of private high school or college for them. Victims have portions of money returned (a way higher percentage than the money recovered from Bernie Madoff, the rogue this book is not so loosely based on). The suicide turns out to be a "Bad Man". The sex with the old beau is pretty much off the page but yes, magical.

It surprises me that romance novels get such a rap for their tidy endings and unrealistic HEAs. Silver Girl couldn't have been wrapped up more tightly than if my local brilliant Ship and Mail genius had got it ready for delivery. Why did Elin Hilderbrand choose such a safe, predictable path?(less)

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Sep 15, 2011 drey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reads, fiction-contemporary

Elin Hilderbrand's Silver Girl is the story of a woman whose life is turned completely upside down by her husband's actions--and of friendship, redemption, and love.

Meredith Delinn faces complete ostracism from society when her husband Freddy's financial ponzi scheme is busted wide open. Needing to hide her face (and shame) from everybody, she calls up her childhood best friend and is whisked off to Nantucket for the summer. Not that everything's great between Connie and Meredith... And Connie h...more

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Aug 31, 2011 Maureen Ann rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book, quite a bit more than expected. It is the story of a woman abandoned by everyone in her life when it is revealed that her husband Freddy has been the mastermind behind a Ponzi scheme of epic proportions. It is obviously inspired by the Bernie Madoff scandal, but I do not believe it follows the story too closely.

When Meredith (Freddy's wife) realizes that she is left with absolutely nothing and no one who cares about her, she contacts her lifelong best friend Connie and...more

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Aug 06, 2011 Ameena rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The truth is that I didn’t have high hopes for this book because:

1.I am a bit tired of the “Victim of XYZ retreats to Nantucket to lick her wounds with her former BFF” premise, and

2.The title and cover of this book are a bit too reminiscent of Danielle Steel to appeal to me.

But since it’s Ramadan and I need all the distraction I can get, I decided to overlook these two strikes and I checked this book out from the library.

Silver Girl is the story of Meredith – a woman dealing with the aftermath...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Mary rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

There were several likeable aspects within this too long woman's fiction novel. The descriptive passages of Nantucket made me wish for a future visit, the father-daughter relationship between Meredith and her father was touching and the friendship between Constance and Meredith had some good moments. The men Constance and Meredith end the book with on a happy ever after ending were hot.

Meredith's perfect weathly life is shattered when her husand is imprisoned after stealing billions of dollars f...more

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Jul 30, 2011 Kimmel Tippets rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is my first experience with Elin Hilderbrand and it won’t be my last. This book was amazing. Elin truly has a way with capturing the things that cause people the most pain. As I read, I ached for both Meredith and Connie. I was driven to read on in the hope that everything would be resolved. I wanted Meredith to be cleared with the FBI, to admit that her husband was a creep.
I wanted Connie to admit that it was okay to love again and to finally receive her phone call from her estranged daugh...more This is my first experience with Elin Hilderbrand and it won’t be my last. This book was amazing. Elin truly has a way with capturing the things that cause people the most pain. As I read, I ached for both Meredith and Connie. I was driven to read on in the hope that everything would be resolved. I wanted Meredith to be cleared with the FBI, to admit that her husband was a creep.
I wanted Connie to admit that it was okay to love again and to finally receive her phone call from her estranged daughter. I wanted them to be happy.
I have been blessed in my life. I have never had to experience the kind of pain that these women had to go through, yet I could almost empathize with them.
Elin keeps the reader guessing, delivering little bits of information that help piece together how their lives came to be the way they were without painting the entire picture. I loved this. I also loved that she would jump from one perspective from the other, but in a very clear way. The chapters were marked with which woman the perspective would be from for the duration and each character had such a distinct voice it would have been impossible to confuse the two.
My favorite thing about this book was the message of friendship. It didn’t matter that they hadn’t talked in three years. It didn’t matter that they had said horrible things to each other the last time they spoke. The only thing that mattered was they were old friends that needed each other. It is a great example to me of what a true friend is.
My only complaint was the amount of swearing, specifically the use of the ‘f’ word. Though, they were appropriate to the scene. It was never used haphazardly, which made it tolerable for me to read.
Elin clearly loves Nantucket. She paints it beautifully. I’ve never been, but I could see the beautiful beaches and the towns. Nantucket was never on my list of places to go before I die, but it has just been added to the list.
I look forward to reading her previous novels, I know they won’t disappoint.(less)

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Jul 26, 2011 SOS Aloha rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Meredith Delinn is dogged by reporters and scorned by the public. Knowing her NYC apartment (and its contents) are about to be seized, Meredith calls her childhood friend Connie Fluke for help. Their friendship was challenged throughout Meredith's marriage as her husband drove them apart to climb up NYC's social ladder. As we learn later in the story, Connie's husband suspected fraud and withdrew from Delinn Investments, further straining the women's friendship. Yet Connie responds to Meredith's...more

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Jul 10, 2011 Deborah Sloan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

There are some people who's lives get lost in the shuffle of day to day living until one day things explode and you find yourself with nothing. That's what's happened to Meredith Martin Delinn who's husband Freddy was found to have cheated billions out from investors and now Meredith is facing homelessness.

To fight the ongoing depression that results from this mess she joins her longtime best friend Connie Flute with problems of her own and they decide to spend the summer in Nantucket to hide,...more

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Jun 30, 2011 ☆Jessie☆ (Ageless Pages Reviews) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bubblegum-book, general-and-literary-fiction, netgalley-arc, reviewed, standalone, 2011-reads, 2011-reviews, contemporary-fiction, arc

While I've read more than my fair share of Elin Hilderbrand's breezy, easy summer novels (Barefoot, The Castaways, A Summer Affair, The Island, Summer People, Nantucket Nights) this was by far the most emotional and affecting yet. Usually, along with Jennifer Crusie, Hilderbrand is my go-to gal for a light, beachy, often romantic read I can finish in a couple hours. This novel was a slight change in tone from the previous novels I'd read, because those books too dealt with heavy, tough issues, t...more

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Jun 14, 2011 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So Meredith's husband did a fantastic Ponzi Scheme and mucked up all of her friendships. Everybody hates her and believes she was complicit. Not only that, she is under investigation as is her son, Leo. Hubby Freddy is choosing to be mute in prison. Meredith can have no contact with her sons and her husband is choosing to not talk. At all.

Connie lost her husband two and half years ago to cancer. At the time, her daughter, Ashlyn wrote herself out of Connie's life. Connie is heartbroken and lonel...more

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Jun 12, 2011 Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sail on Silver Girl. Sail on by. Your time has come to shine. All your dreams are on their way.” Page 341

Meredith Delinn certainly didn’t feel like any dreams were coming true after her husband was arrested for stealing millions from investors.

Being the wife of an investment thief definitely was not pleasant. Freddy had cheated investors out of millions, was finally caught, and made his family's life miserable. He wouldn't talk to authorities about anything and wouldn't tell them that his wife a...more

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Sep 02, 2012 Miamikel SS rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book drew me in from the cover :) It's stunning - don't we all want to be Meredith staring out at that gorgeous ocean!

It read like a typical beach book to me - the kind of novel you take to the chaise and read at your leisure. It's not a thriller, page turner (hence, 4 rather than a 5 from me) but definitely a good read. I enjoyed most of the book - from the twists and turns of Freddy and the sorrows - and eventual - triumph of Meredith.

It broke my heart. The seperation of a mom (Leo, Carv...more

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Aug 14, 2012 Cherylann rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fav-authors, beach-reading

Elin Hilderbrand is a favorite summertime read for me. I love that her books are always set on Nantucket and there's usually a Philly connection - two things taken from the author's life. I also like that she usually writes from multiple points of view and there are secrets that the characters are either hiding from each other, the reader, or both. Silver Girl is no different from any of the other Hilderbrand books I've read. In this novel, the reader meets Meredith Delinn, the wife of a man con...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When Freddy Delinn is charged with embezzling billions in a Ponzi scheme, his wife, Meredith, is frantic. She swears that she didn't know anything about the scheme, but the authorities are not convinced and start investigating her possible involvement as well as that of her sons. She knows that she must go into hiding and contacts an old friend, Connie, whom she hasn't seen in years. Together they spend the summer in Connie's summer house on Nantucket while they discover "the power of friendship...more

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Mar 13, 2012 Beth Peninger rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Meredith is Silver Girl, she lives a privileged life with her husband, an investments banker...and a crook. The problem is Silver Girl doesn't know her husband is a crook and one day he, and the Feds, reveal that he has stolen 50 billion dollars from his clients. Think Bernie Madoff.
As you can imagine Meredith's life spins out of control and all eyes are on her as people think she was in on the scam due to her "loving" husband putting her fingerprints all over 15 million dollars 3 days before h...more

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Jan 28, 2012 Pamela Pickering rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, drama, contemporary, nantucket

I always have a hard time evaluating Elin Hilderbrand's books. I really enjoy her writing, and she can draw me quickly into a story which is not an easy task for an author. The hard part for my review is that I often don't like the story or the characters. Such as the case with Silver Girl. Although I did like Connie well enough, I just wanted to shake Meredith and say "Think for yourself!" All in all I guess that's a true compliment to the author to invoke that type of emotion. I appreciated th...more

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Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her five previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.

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