The Rumor af Elin Hilderbrand (Bog)

A friendship is tested in this irresistible page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Nantucket writer Madeline King could not have picked a worse time to have writer's block. Her deadline is looming, her bills are piling up, and inspiration is in short supply. Madeline's best friend Grace, is hard at work transforming her garden into the envy of the island with the help of a ruggedly handsome landscape architect. Before she realizes it, Grace is on the verge of a decision that will irrevocably change her life. Could Grace's crisis be Madeline's salvation? As the gossip escalates, and the summer's explosive events come to a head, Grace and Madeline try desperately to set the record straight--but the truth might be even worse than rumor has it.

"The Rumor" er en moderne amerikansk samtidsroman og beach read, hvor handlingen udspiller sig på ferieøen Nantucket. Forfatteren Madeline King er presset af en roman-deadline og økonomiske bekymringer, mens hendes bedste veninde Grace Pancik kaster sig ud i et ambitiøst haveprojekt sammen med en charmerende landskabsarkitekt. Deres valg og hemmeligheder sætter gang i en bølge af rygter i det lille samfund, hvor alle holder øje med hinanden. Historien skildrer, hvordan sladder og misforståelser kan få sneboldseffekt og true venskab, ægteskab og familieliv, og hvordan kvinder i middelklassen forsøger at balancere karriere, moderskab, parforhold og egne ønsker i en priviligeret, men presset hverdag.