{"product_id":"the-matchmaker-9781444724059","title":"The Matchmaker","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''Beach reading with an unsettling edge'' - Kirkus reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDabney Kimball Beech has had a lifelong gift for matchmaking (fifty-two couples still together to her credit). But when Dabney discovers she is dying of pancreatic cancer, she sets out to find matches for a few people very close to home: her husband, John Boxmiller Beech, celebrated economist and Harvard professor; her lover, Clendenin Hughes, Pulitzer-winning journalist who lost his arm in Southeast Asia; and her daughter, Agnes, who is engaged to be married to the wrong man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs time slips away from Dabney, she is determined to find matches for those she loves most - but at what cost to her own relationships?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Matchmaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''G\u003c\/i\u003erabs you from the first page . . . Elin Hilderbrand has such a way with words'' - Always With a Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An engaging read'' - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A good read . . . E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Queen of the Summer Novel * People *\u003cbr\u003e'Takes the chick-lit trope of reclaimed friendship and updates it with a timely twist . . . Hilderbrand throws in a handful of plot twists that bounce the story along . . . SILVER GIRL [is] the kind of safe investment beachgoers should adore' * \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eIt provides a pacey read, with colourful characters that have fascinating motivations. I couldn't get them out of my head for days * \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e on SILVER GIRL *\u003cbr\u003eSo deliciously addictive that it will be the 'It' beach book of the summer * \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e on THE ISLAND *\u003cbr\u003eAn honest, raw tale of friendship and love * \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e on THE CASTAWAYS *\u003cbr\u003e'This book was a great read - you really care what happens to the characters. Perfect holiday reading. I didn't want to put it down' * \u003ci\u003e Candis\u003c\/i\u003e on BAREFOOT *\u003cbr\u003e'A gem of a summer read with a glamorous location, elite lifestyle, and Hilderbrand's appealing take on the constant stress that fills the lives of women everywhere' * \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e on A SUMMER AFFAIR *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408397672791,"sku":"9781444724059","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444724059.jpg?v=1730502756","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-matchmaker-9781444724059","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}