The Five-Star Weekend

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The Five-Star Weekend
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LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
Publication date
2023

The Five-Star Weekend is a 2023 novel written by Elin Hilderbrand. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Synopsis

After her husband's tragic death, food blogger Hollis Shaw brings four friends from different times in her life to spend a weekend in Nantucket.

Tatum is her best friend from childhood and is battling a possible cancer diagnosis, a disease that took her mom's life when she was younger. Dru-Ann is her best friend and former roommate from college. She's a sportscaster who is dealing with a public scandal after she accuses a tennis star of faking a mental health crisis. Brooke is her best friend from her "prime of life" as they raised their children together. She's struggling with the dwindling romance in her marriage and not feeling like a good enough friend to Hollis. Finally, there's Gigi, a woman Hollis met online through her blog. Chronicling the entire weekend is Hollis's daughter Caroline who is interning with a famous documentary filmmaker.

During this trip, the women rediscover the meaning of friendship and overcome their personal struggles as secrets are revealed.

Television adaptation

In January 2025, Peacock ordered a television series adaptation of the novel, starring Jennifer Garner who also serves as an executive producer. Bekah Brunstetter serves as a creator, writer and executive producer of the series. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "'The Five-Star Weekend' is the top national fiction bestseller". The Seattle Times . June 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Beggan, Krista (June 26, 2023). "Elin Hilderbrand Returns to Nantucket for a Weekend Like No Other". BookTrib.
  3. ↑ "Author Elin Hilderbrand on "The Five-Star Weekend," why she plans to retire from writing". CBS. June 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ Pols, Mary (May 26, 2023). "To Be Enjoyed in a State of Repose, Preferably by Water". The New York Times .
  5. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (January 27, 2025). "Jennifer Garner to Star in Peacock Drama 'The Five-Star Weekend'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 10, 2025. Retrieved September 26, 2025.


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