“I’ll be here,” he said.
Acknowledgments
My warmest and most sincere thanks to the following people:
Michael Carlisle, my agent and fellow Nantucketer, for making this dream come true.
My entire family.
My “Nantucket family,” whose essence is in this book: Rob, Nickie, Eric, Margie, Ginny, John, Jeff, Richard and Amanda, Jeffrey and Sue, Suki, Justin and Forest, the “G” and the “D”, Vanessa, Keith, Misha, Sally, Brooks and Parker, John and Kelly, Martha, Glenn, J.L.N., and the great Mary Baker.
For their enormous kindnesses and friendship, thanks to John and Nancy, Paul, Rita and Palmer, Tal, Jonnie, Pat and Doris, Fred, Irene, Jim, Barbie and the rest of the “porch night” crew, and Tim and Mary.
Thanks to Richard and Teena for giving me the best part-time job on the island.
Special thanks to Heather, whose insight and criticism were invaluable.
My love for Nantucket Island is powerful and unlimited, but in the end, there is only one reason why I stayed. His name is Chip Cunningham, he is my husband and my hero, and this book is for him.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elin Hilderbrand made a paper angel ornament in third grade that is still in her family’s custody. She celebrates the holidays by making batches of mustard and chive pine-nut dip and gifting them to her friends. Her favorite carol is “O Holy Night.” Winter Stroll is her sixteenth novel.
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