For some reason, each wife thought she would be the one to save him, but it didn’t work out that way in the end. I couldn't ignore the fact that he was a decent guy at his core and I could see why each of the women fell for him.

Seeing the love he had for his kids, especially the connection he shared with Angie, washed away most of his mistakes, in my eyes.

I mean, he was abandoned by his parents-who wouldn’t be messed up from that? What the heck is wrong with me? He’s been married three times, is a serial cheater and a drunk/drug addict-somehow he won me over though. The whole time I was reading, I kept telling myself, I shouldn’t even like him. A celebrity chef with a bad boy persona and three failed marriages, Deacon has always chased after the feeling of being wanted. Deacon learned that at an early age and it bled into the rest of his life. Life is messy and complicated and there isn’t always a happy ending. There was more depth than expected, if that makes sense. I can’t say I loved everyone ( I’m looking at you Belinda), but I didn’t want to let them go. I settled in for a light summer read, but what I ended up with was a cast of characters I fell hard for and a story I didn’t want to end. Sometimes a book turns out to be so much more than I initially give it credit for.

But as they slowly let go of the resentments they've held onto for years and remember the good times, secrets are revealed, confidences are shared, and improbable bonds are formed as this unlikely family says goodbye to the man who brought them all together, for better or worse-and the women he loved find new ways to love again. The three very different women have long been bitter rivals, each wanting to claim the primary place in Deacon's life and his heart. Now Deacon's three wives, his children, and his best friend gather on the island he loved to say farewell. But after that appetite contributes to Deacon's shocking death in his favorite place on earth, a ramshackle Nantucket summer cottage, his (messy, complicated) family is reeling. An emotional, heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand about a grieving family that finds solace where they least expect it.Ĭelebrity chef Deacon Thorpe has always been a force of nature with an insatiable appetite for life.

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