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Beautiful Day

By: Elin Hilderbrand
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
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The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a wedding. Plans are being made according to the wishes of the bride's late mother, who left behind The Notebook: specific instructions for every detail of her youngest daughter's future nuptials. Everything should be falling into place for the beautiful event - but in reality, things are far from perfect.

While the couple-to-be are quite happy, their loved ones find their own lives crumbling. In the days leading up to the wedding, love will be questioned, scandals will arise, and hearts will be broken and healed. Elin Hilderbrand takes readers on a touching journey in Beautiful Day - into the heart of marriage, what it means to be faithful, and how we choose to honor our commitments.

©2013 Erin Hilderbrand (P)2013 Hachette Audio
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Always fun

Her books always make me want to go to Nantucket. A good summer read and well narrated.

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A Diary (The Notebook) Wedding Story

What did you like best about Beautiful Day? What did you like least?

I liked best the wit and humor of the father and in laws. Least - the drama and long and drawn out Margot - she was not a fun character. Would like to have bridged the gap of The Surfing Lesson and Beautiful Day-- Left you hanging so was hoping to hear more detail of the end of the marriage of Margot, as her husband seemed to be a free spirit. Would like to have more humor in places like Something Borrowed to give it a little more edge. However the dedication to the grandparents was a nice touch and their marriage.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The detailed diary of the deceased mother (a little over the top). Least interesting was the big build up of Margot and her secret which was a big let down.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Doug was divorcing Pauline!

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes

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Narrator did a good job

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Beautiful Day

This book was good but it has a lot of characters. Sometimes hard to keep up with.

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Nice read with great, detailed descriptions.

Definitely a good listen...it's nice to hear about Nantucket since I spent time their as a child...

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Wonderful story

I thoroughly enjoyed how the story was woven around the through its many characters. Well thought out novel and ending.

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Beautiful story

There isn’t a person who can’t relate to one of these characters or events in this book in some way, shape, or form. I loved the story and the love that the author describes in Beth and Douglas and their children.

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Dragged on

I wanted to like it , the reviews were great, it was not great it was full of cliches. If you know Nantucket well you will relate!!!. It was tedious and I nearly gave up several times. The ending was not great it was flat.,

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Beautiful Day

Very enjoyable read. I only wish it had a sequel. Time to chose another book.

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Too many mature womwn behaving like spoiled brats

althiugh Elin Hildebrands novels have beautiful prose' lovely descriptions and settins ' thet each feature women who don't behave their age....nothing new here' but still disappointing to be reading about bithces' shrews and witches...again.

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Self Indulgent

The reader was very enjoyable to listen to. The characters are too self-indulgent. I did not enjoy excessive reminiscing about themselves. They seemed overly self-centered.

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