The Matchmaker A Novel
The Matchmaker A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand, published by Little Brown on January 25, 2022, is a 400-page work in English that explores themes of love and family dynamics. The story follows forty-eight-year-old Dabney Kimball Beech, a Nantucket resident known for her exceptional matchmaking skills. While some view her talent as mystical, others, including her husband and daughter, see it as meddling. Despite her track record of successfully pairing 42 couples, Dabney grapples with her own romantic past when her first love returns to the island after many years.
In this narrative, Dabney’s journey unfolds as she confronts her feelings for Clendenin Hughes, the man who left a lasting impression on her heart. As she navigates her own emotional turmoil, Dabney also faces a family tragedy that compels her to reevaluate her choices and share long-held secrets. The novel delves into the complexities of marriage, divorce, and the intricacies of family life, all while Dabney strives to use her matchmaking gift to help those she cares about.
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In this moving story about losing and finding love again, a woman sets out to find the perfect matches for those closest to her.
Forty-eight-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her ability mystical, while others, her husband, celebrated economist John Boxmiller Beech, and her daughter, Agnes, who is clearly engaged to the wrong man, call it meddlesome. But there’s no arguing with her results: With 42 happy couples to her credit and all of them still together, Dabney has never been wrong about romance.
Never, that is, except in the case of herself and Clendenin Hughes, the green-eyed boy who took her heart with him long ago when he left the island to pursue his dream of becoming a journalist. Now, after spending twenty-seven years on the other side of the world, Clen is back on Nantucket, and Dabney has never felt so confused, or so alive.
But when tragedy threatens her own second chance, Dabney must face the choices she’s made and share painful secrets with her family. Determined to make use of her gift before it’s too late, she sets out to find perfect matches for those she loves most.
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