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The Beach House | 
 enlarge | Author: Jane Green
Publisher: Viking Adult
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  153 reviews
Sales Rank: 1922
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0670018856
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780670018857
ASIN: 0670018856
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Former library book. Professionally covered in plastic to protect your investment. Tight binding.
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Product Description
BThe perfect title for the perfect beach read from the INew York Times/I bestselling Author/BBRBRJane 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 IThe Beach House/I will not disappoint.BRBR 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.BRBR So Nan takes out an ad: IRooms to rent for the summer in a beautiful old Nantucket home with water views and direct access to the beach/I. 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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 The book is sweet. Daniel is my fave! January 6, 2009
Fun quick read. I read it over a day and a half. The characters are also pretty well developed.
Loved the book December 30, 2008
This is a wonderfully written with surprising twists and turns. I could not put the book down and finished it in 2 days. I did not find the writer to be long on uninteresting "filler" writing. I could picture this being a true story. The only draw back for me that I noted is the use of British terms or phrases being used by the British author for the American characters. It would be unlikely that Americans from Nantucket would use British expressions. I definitely would recommend this book. A very fun read.
Good vacation read December 12, 2008
A great book to pick up when you find a little bit of free time here and there. Taking care of my 3 month old son leaves me little time, but when I could escape this was a great book to read.
 It was OK November 20, 2008
The book was definitely not one of her best. I found the characters too 1-dimensional and the plot was somewhat predictable.
 Fun, beachy read November 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this book. I wasn't surprised, as I am a huge Jane Green fan, and this book did not disappoint. The book was so richly detailed that you feel like you're right there on Nantucket! Bottom line, if you're looking for a deep, philosophical read, this ain't it, but if you want something fun and engrossing, pick up this book!
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