Nantucket writer Madeline King has a new novel coming out and it's got bestseller potential. But Madeline is terrified, because in her desperation to revive her career, she's done something reckless: revealed the truth behind an actual affair involving her best friend, Grace.And that's not the only strain on Madeline and Grace's friendship, one fateful night, the two women argue, voicing jealousies and resentments that have built for twenty years. But now, bereft of each other's friendship, they're in danger of getting caught in the snares of a mysterious and destructive stranger. THE RUMOUR is an irresistible novel about the power of gossip to change the course of events, and what happens when the truth might be worse than rumour has it . . .'So deliciously addictive that it will be the 'It' beach book of the summer' Kirkus Review on THE ISLANDAuthor image (c) Jerry Bauer Bio: Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket, Massachusetts with her three children.Social media:hodder.co.ukelinhilderbrand.net@HodderBooks@elinhilderbrand/HodderBooks/ElinHilderbrand