This book is kind of neat in that it has multiple narrators but it is not confusing because instead of numbered chapters each chapter is titled with the name of the character narrating. Works well with the story line in my opinion. The Castaways are a tight knit group of eight friends paired off into four married couples. It is the beginning of summer and Greg and Tess are trying to reconnect after accusations in which Greg was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Now it is their twelfth anniversary, their twins are staying with friends, and Greg has decided to take Tess sailing.
Unfortunately things don't go as planned, winds kick in and the boat capsizes. Greg and Tess both die in the accident and the six remaining friends are left to cope with the aftermath and figure out what to do with the seven-year-old orphaned twins. Through their grief, secrets are brought to the surface (like Tess having an affair with a member of their group). And some believe the accident might not have been an accident at all.
I enjoyed The Castaways. I felt all the characters were very real and believable. I liked the way the "chapters" are set up. It was interesting to get an inside look at how the different characters were coping and what secrets they were hiding. I'm really interested in reading more from Elin Hilderbrand.
Quote:
“If you love something, set it free. If it was meant to be, it will come back to you. But this, of course, was bullshit. If you loved something and let it go...it would (hello!) find something else to love."
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