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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 Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display 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:  - 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 Rating: - Not awful, but not great eitherI would recommend this book if you like sweet stories that wrap up into a nice little package at the end, but it's not for the serious, discerning reader. It was somewhat unoriginal, with little character development and a very predictable outcome. But I did enjoy the Nantucket setting and it left me feeling nice at the end, although it was incredibly unrealistic. Rating:  - Wonderful ReadLoved this book so much I was sad when it came to an end..... I could not put it down. I loved all the relationships and witty words...such a wonderful story of Nan and her new "found" family...and the unsuspecting turns her life takes (don't want to give anything away)...really great real life lessons in this book..... funny and clever... A great story that really sticks with you... I want to be like Nan when I grow up..her attitude..and fox like smarts..!! THANK YOU! Jane Green for such a wonderful ... Read More Rating:  - This book represents a new lowAs another reviewer said Green's books have been going steadily downhill since 'Babyville' but the fall in quality between this and her last book (which I didn't actually like) is a major one. TBH I wonder if she even wrote it. It is flat and lifeless and the characters are really all the same person - Nan is supposed to be this wonderfully eccentric older lady - but in reality she isn't any different from any of the other characters. Jessica is a spoiled selfish brat but she really isn't any worse than ... Read More 
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