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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 women’s fiction today, and with each new novel, her audience grows. Green’s avid and loyal fans follow her because she writes about the true-to-life dilemmas of women—and The Beach House will not disappoint.
Known in Nantucket as the crazy woman who lives in the rambling house atop the bluff, Nan doesn’t 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 shouldn’t 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. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-07
interesting and complicated tale
I love the idea of this story, and I love the characters. Other reviewers have given a synopsis, so I'll just add that this book could have done with some good editing to tighten the story. There were so many characters, moving from place to place, that it was hard to keep up with at times. I ended up re-reading passages to refamiliarize myself with the story. May also have been a little too perfect in the end, but that's life and good fiction. Overall I liked this story, as I do other Jane Green books. Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-04
Jane Green is an AMAZINGLY TALENTED author, wonderful read!
I just finished reading "The Beach House" and it was amazing. It was extremely hard to put down. I found myself waking up an extra two hours early just so I would have time to read more of it. The characters are all beautifully thought up and realistic. It is easy to follow because each character is so unique. I love the theme, enjoyed the storyline and every single page. You know how in some books of other authors you think, "They could have done without this chapter." That is not the case at all in "The Beach House" or any of her books for that matter.
I just want to mention that I recently went to a book signing by this author and she is the most down to earth person you will ever meet. Everyone can relate to her. Although I am 22 I still can relate to much of this story. At the signing a much older women next to me actually questioned why I was at the signing. She told me that the books were not for my age group. I admire Jane Green because her books are for all age groups! You will be happy that you took the time to read this book. Read it on the beach, or when you want to feel like you are at the beach, but read it, and you will enjoy every minute. :oD Love you Jane Green *:. Rating:
Date: 2008-07-04
A Wonderful Approach to Life
Jane Green's newest novel, The Beach House, is an exquisite blend of the harsh realities of life coupled with the rewards of finding yourself. Full of complex characters, each facing everyday situations like divorce, separation, parenting and discovering whom they really are. Jane Green tells the story of each persons struggle and eventual trip to Windermere, a huge costal home in Nantucket that breathes new life and friendship to an unlikely cast of characters. The owner of the property is Nan, the community eccentric, who has a real grasp on reality and clearly defines the emotions of those she comes across. Facing the truth of her own money troubles, Nan decides to rent out some of the rooms of her home to guest for the summer in order to keep the home she cherishes. She finds new tenants in Daniel, Daff, and her own son Michael who are going through their own personal struggles. She offers them not only the comfort of a home, but the wisdom that comes wish age and the inspiration of hope that they each lack in their own lives. The build up and foundation of The Beach House is sporadic and lengthy, but later on the in-depth character definitions only add to the complex and twisting plot. Filled with an array of emotions that mimics the real world every person will be touched and inspired with hope by the end. Jane Green is truly at the top of her game and continues to push out amazing novels like The Beach House. Valerie Jones mrsvaljones@netzero.net Rating:
Date: 2008-07-04
Perfect beach reading
Nan is a feisty and eccentric 65 year old widow, who has lived alone for many years in a large house in Nantucket. Rather than selling her house, she decides to rent out some of the rooms for the summer. The book is about the people who come to live with her, all of whom have their own problems and the way that they all come together. It's a warm hearted and easy book - not one that will stay with you particularly, but an excellent summer read that hooks you in quickly and keeps moving at a good pace right through to the end.
I've read a couple of Jane Green's early novels (Babyville and The Other Woman) and enjoyed them. "The Beach House" is quite different. It's still a light and enjoyable read but it's a change in style (no young women having relationship issues in London). Having said that, I enjoyed it just as much: it's just different, to the point where I wouldn't have guessed it was a Jane Green novel. Interestingly enough, I read an interview with Jane Green where she commented on the fact that when she wrote her early novels she was in an unhappy marriage and the unhappy protagonists reflected her own state of mind. Now she is in a much more settled place and hence this book about coming home and having peace.
A book from last summer in a similar vein (including the Nantucket setting) is Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand. Rating:
Date: 2008-07-03
Amazing!
Wow this book is amazing!! Jane Green is one of my favorite authors and when I read the back cover of this book, I have to admit, I wasnt sure if I was going to like it. But, it is one of her best books yet! I could not put this book down and it was one of these books that you hate to finish because you are enjoying it so much. |
