The Beach House | 
 enlarge | Author: Jane Green
Publisher: Viking Adult
Category: Book
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Rating:  151 reviews
Sales Rank: 1177
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0670018856
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780670018857
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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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.
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 Summer fun June 23, 2008
sandmanrdh (Gilbert, az USA)
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
Grab your beach chair and prepare to be entertained! Reading Jane Green's latest novel brought back wonderful memories of a Nantucket summer vacation spent in our own beach cottage. While reading this story I was easily absoarbed into the world of Ms. Green's characters and the wisdom of a wonderful woman I wish I would be lucky enough to rent a room from. I recommend you tell the kids to order pizza and spend a few hours with your nose stuck in this book.
Loved this book and I don't read Chick-lit (THANKS for putting it on the KINDLE!) June 30, 2008
Patrizia (Charlotte, NC United States)
41 out of 54 found this review helpful
I don't read Chick Lit or romance novels and I usually read non fiction. So this was a total departure for me... but I read a review for this recently and thought I wanted a light read and the Kindle price was right on.
I have a Kindle (OMG if you don't have one RUN to the home page and order it!!!).. This edition came out a few days after the publication..
I loved the story and I couldnt wait to get back to it.. I was up way too late finishing it in one day.. its not a tough read but you fall in love with these people.. its a great beach read but its not "dumbed" down as so many books in this type of genre are so I am off to find more Jane Green, this is the first one of hers I have read and I really really enjoyed it! And again thanks for the Kindle Edition. I wouldnt have considered buying this before.. Kindle changed that, and introduced me to new authors such as this one.
Another bestseller for Jane Green June 20, 2008
Hildee Weiss (Cleveland, Ohio)
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Jane Green has presented her legion of fans with another hit. Green has an art for bringing her characters to life and a gift of storytelling. Having read every single one of Green's novels, I have found The Beach House to be just as enjoyable and entertaining.
I am confidant that The Beach House will prove to be another bestseller for Jane Green. Keep them coming and we'll keep on reading.
Hildee Weiss
www.myspace.com/triangelmom
Best book yet... June 18, 2008
N. Straight
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
From the moment I began this book, I was hooked. It was Jane's best book yet, the characters were interesting and the writing was so rich with descriptions I felt like I was in Nan's house as a fly on the wall. There is a definite lightheartedness to her writing this time around.
It's so nice to see her writing evolve with each book. I was sad to see it end, but looking forward to her next book.
A Joy to Read June 20, 2008
Writer (USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I feel this is the best yet from Jane, and she had her hooks into me from page one. Wonderful story, terrific characters who were fully developed. I was so lost into The Beach House I thought I was a guest! Highly recommend this one.
Editor of Michele Cozzens' award winning women's fiction A Line Between Friends
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