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Book Review: The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand
As a fan of all the Elin Hilderbrand island drama, I enjoyed her foray into exploring boarding school life at a New England prep school from both the adult and student perspectives. The Thoroughbreds is the follow-up to her novel, The Academy, which she co-authored with her daughter Shelby Cunningham. I quickly found myself immersed in the world of boarding schools, the school’s annual traditions, and the decadent menu brought to campus by the unconventional Chef Haz. Synopsis: September at Tiffin Academy is always a heady time, especially for the senior class—“sixth formers,” in Tiffin-speak—a season of college applications and intense pressure, of partying hard and last hurrahs. As the chapel bells ring…
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Book Review: The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
While author Elin Hilderbrand has officially retired from publishing a “Nantucket” summer novel each year, she recently embarked upon an adventure to write a boarding school book with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham. Cunningham and one of her older brothers opted to attend boarding school rather than graduate from Nantucket High School, and Hilderbrand has made it no secret that she’s always been fascinated by the the settings of these exclusive schools. So while she didn’t attend one herself, she collaborated with Cunningham to create a fictional school set in Massachusetts called Tiffin Academy in their latest novel. Her daughter graduated from St. George’s School in Rhode Island. “The Academy” follows a colorful cast…