The Beach House

The Beach House

 by Jane Green
(based on 62 customer reviews)

The Beach House (Hardcover)
Author: Jane Green
Publisher: Viking Adult


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38 out of 47 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 6/17/08


Charming...

65 year old Nan Powell is one tough cookie, even after her financial adviser tells her she's in dire straits. After her husband committed suicide, drowning himself one morning, Nan grew tough, raising her son on her own, living her life on her own terms. Now she's become the resident eccentric in a town of tourists, known for her beauty and her trademark red lipstick.

Facing the new challenge, Nan turns her home into a summer bed and breakfast, and draws a circle of new friends around her, all come to the beach to heal themselves -- a divorcee still recovering from her husband's infidelity, a young father of two girls struggling with his sexual orientation, and Nan's son Michael, on the rebound after a disastrous love affair of his own. Soon the rambling old house has come to life with the sound of children laughing, life streaming all around.

This was the first Jane Green book I've enjoyed in a while. It has the warmth and coziness that marked my earlier favorites, capturing the relaxing, renewing quality of life at the shore, when we find ourselves on the edge of something new.

I'd like to also highly recommend another novel that just came out, which is, in a similar vein, about a woman struggling to find joy and a new life after her husband's suicide. Promise the Moon is sadder, and in a sense darker than The Beach House, but it's also funny as heck in spots, beautifully written and a real page turner. You'll adore this book, especially if you loved Elizabeth Arnold's first novel.

Enjoy!

24 out of 34 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 6/30/08


Loved this book and I don't read Chick-lit (THANKS for putting it on the KINDLE!)

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.

18 out of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 6/23/08


Summer fun

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.

12 out of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 6/20/08


Another bestseller for Jane Green

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

8 out of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 6/18/08


Best book yet...

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.

5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 6/20/08


AnishaattheBeach

I just finished Beach House - - I read it into the wee hours of the morning and then right when I woke up. It is funny, warm, charming, and does what every book you buy you secretly hope will - allow you to blissfully lose yourself in another world for hours on end and then, when you're done, you fall in love with yours. A wonderful, WONDERFUL read.

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