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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780670018857 ISBN: 0670018856 Label: Viking Adult Manufacturer: Viking Adult Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: June 17, 2008 Publisher: Viking Adult Studio: Viking Adult Editorial Review: Product Description: The perfect title for the perfect beach read from the New York Times bestselling Author Jane Green is one of the preeminent authors of womens fiction today, and with each new novel, her audience grows. Greens avid and loyal fans follow her because she writes about the true-to-life dilemmas of womenand The Beach House will not disappoint. Known in Nantucket as the crazy woman who lives in the rambling house atop the bluff, Nan doesnt care what people think. At sixty-five-years old, her husband died twenty years ago, her beauty has faded, and her family has flown. If her neighbors are away, why shouldnt she skinny dip in their swimming pools and help herself to their flowers? But when she discovers the money she thought would last forever is dwindling and she could lose her beloved house, Nan knows she has to make drastic changes. So Nan takes out an ad: Rooms to rent for the summer in a beautiful old Nantucket home with water views and direct access to the beach. Slowly, people start moving into the house, filling it with noise, with laughter, and with tears. As the house comes alive again, Nan finds her family expanding. Her son comes home for the summer, and then an unexpected visitor turns all their lives upside-down. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Very disappointedFor the very first time, I feel compelled to review an Amazon book because of my extreme disappointment. The excerpt made it sound like a fun, interesting read so my book group bought a bunch of hard cover copies. By the end, each of us believed we could have written it. The plot lines, dialogue, and messages were predictable cliches. There were no surprises, and we never really cared about any of the characters whose stories were tied up quickly with neat little bows. Obviously there's a market ... Read More Rating: - Good BookI totally enjoyed this book and how the author brought all the characters together in the end. It reminded me of my favorite author Mauve Binchey. Rating:  - First Book I have read by this authorI love this book, it is the first book i have read by this author and it makes me laugh, cry and everything in between. Very good book and makes me think ALOT Rating:  - Not her greatest work, but definitely not "Babyville"I picked up "Babyville" a couple of weeks ago and realized that I have read it or have read so many books like this one that I have forgotten it. So I didn't finish reading it since there are so many other books clamoring for my attention and "Babyville" just didn't grab my attention. When the library called and told me that "The Beach House" was in, I thought it was going to be funny. It is, but it isn't. The best thing about this book is that it's a very fast read. I read it in almost ... Read More Rating: - Beach House well worn territoryThe last few Jane Green books I have read seem to have the exact same people going through infidelity, divorce, pregnancy issues, etc, the only difference is that she changes the characters names. I really wish Jane Green would get back to writing novels with a main protaginist instead of having the plethera of characters she keeps throwing in her novels. It drove me nuts that once I got involved in someone's story the next chapter moved on to someone else. I finished The ... Read More |
