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The Beach House | 
 enlarge | Author: Jane Green
Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £16.99
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 208
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.5 x 1.7
ISBN: 0718148088
EAN: 9780718148089
ASIN: 0718148088
Publication Date: June 12, 2008
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 Memorable Summer Story June 9, 2008
Sarah Curran (Oxfordshire, UK)
38 out of 43 found this review helpful
This book opens with a scene female readers of a certain age will adore: Nan Powell, 65, stops for a skinny dip in her absent neighbor's pool, then cycles into a local village smoking all the way, scandalizing a family of tourists.
"What has happened to people?" Nan thinks, as she traverses the cobblestones. "When did we become so precious?" A family of six passes her, father, mother, then four little ones, like four little ducklings with sparkly aerodynamic helmets on. "When did our children have to wear helmets, When did we all become so scared?"
Nan Powell's great virtue is that she doesn't become scared easily, 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 Michael 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.
The plot takes some unexpected twists and turns -- there are some nasty developers on the scene, naturally -- but this is a sweetly memorable summer story, capturing the relaxing, renewing quality of life at the shore, when we find ourselves on the edge of something new.
Sand, sea, rustic old house........lovely. July 3, 2008
Boof (United Kingdom)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
What a lovely summer read this is - a real tonic; one to kick off your flip-flops to and relax with over a glass of wine. Lovely.
The story is centred around Nan, an eccentric 65 year old living in a beach house in Nantucket by herself. That summer she decides to rent out rooms and invite some laughter and joy back into the house. Here we meet Daff, Daniel and Michael who are all trying to get away from something. They bond over home cooked meals, chats on the veranda, and cycles along the beach and each one slowly starts to realise that there is more to life than the rat race they have come from. There are a few surprises thrown in too to keep us on our toes.
Jane Green has done it again - a lovely light breezy read and what is more perfect for the summer than reading about a big rustic old beach house overlooking the sea. You will breath a huge sigh of satisfaction at the end of this one. Enjoy.
Enjoy!!! August 6, 2008
S. Freeman (London, UK)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you have never read Jane Green...now is the time to start!!!
All her books are enjoyable and i guarantee you will be keen to read all her books ..
Perfect for Summer holidays!! I read this in 3 days and didn't want it to end...
 Great beach read!!! June 18, 2008
K. Gregory (UK)
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
It's been a while since I read a Jane Green and was very pleased once I'd finished this book. It certainly makes a change to have the opening character as a somewhat eccentric 60 something lady who everybody would dream about becoming when they get older. She is a feisty lady who's house in Nantucket is under threat of being taken away due to money worries. "Nan" as she is known, decides to rent out the rooms of her house to raise the extra money and to get back the feel of a family filling the house once again. This is where the other characters join the story in the form of Daniel and Bee and their two children, Michael who is Nans son and Daff and Jess her sulky teenager. Great summer story which I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend.
A great read - different!!! July 7, 2008
Ms. S. King (UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Having recently discovered jane green, my favourites been jemima j and mr maybe - I was eager to read this one! It did not disappoint! Even though the book is different to her other reads (it is about a 65 year old nan with money troubles rather than a career woman in london or a fed up mom) it is really really good! When nan decides to make some money by having people come to stay with her for the holidays - little does she know how much this will change her life! There are a few twists and turns and surprises in this book - unlike Jane Greens others which are quite predictable- and I found it to be a very entertaining read! Definitely recommended to fans of hers, and I recommend reading it with a nice bottle of wine and chilling out - this book will make you smile!
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