Helpful Score: 11
I really enjoyed this book! I loved the way all of the characters' lives were described before they all met and how their lives meshed afterwards!
A great read! Didn't want it to end!
A great read! Didn't want it to end!
Helpful Score: 10
Sometimes it's just really nice to read a book that doesn't require a great deal of concentration and the ending ties everything up neatly. This is just such a book! Leap into the lives of all of these characters thrown together on the island of Nantucket for the summer - I promise you will feel like you have made new friends and will want to book your own oceanside get-a-way when you are done! Enjoy!
Helpful Score: 8
The Beach House has the perfect title, because it is the perfect beach read. Not very deep, easy to read, characters you enjoy and a general feel good read.
Nan Powell has lived in her big rambling house, Windmere, on Nantucket for over 30 years. She is a bit of an eccentric, well known around the town. When it becomes clear that Nan is facing some serious financial problems she decides to take in boarders as she tries to figure out what to do with her home as some neer to do developers are longing to get their hands on the property.
The mix of people who come together at the house all bring some baggage; Daniel recently separated and hiding a secret; Daff, a recent divorcee and mother of a spoiled 13 year old; Michael, Nans son who has come back home after ending an affair with his boss. Then there is Bee, Daniels wife who takes a house nearby so she and Daniel can work on a reconciliation; Michaels lover who shows up and makes a shocking announcement and a man from Nans past who throws everything into tumult, reveling some startling secrets.
Lots of story lines intersect and a lot of it is predictable, some of it a bit preposterous and you can figure out how everything will end, but the storytelling is fun and it is a great escape book.
Nan Powell has lived in her big rambling house, Windmere, on Nantucket for over 30 years. She is a bit of an eccentric, well known around the town. When it becomes clear that Nan is facing some serious financial problems she decides to take in boarders as she tries to figure out what to do with her home as some neer to do developers are longing to get their hands on the property.
The mix of people who come together at the house all bring some baggage; Daniel recently separated and hiding a secret; Daff, a recent divorcee and mother of a spoiled 13 year old; Michael, Nans son who has come back home after ending an affair with his boss. Then there is Bee, Daniels wife who takes a house nearby so she and Daniel can work on a reconciliation; Michaels lover who shows up and makes a shocking announcement and a man from Nans past who throws everything into tumult, reveling some startling secrets.
Lots of story lines intersect and a lot of it is predictable, some of it a bit preposterous and you can figure out how everything will end, but the storytelling is fun and it is a great escape book.
Helpful Score: 7
A great casual summer read with a few unexpected twists. Thoroughly enjoyable with no sex or violence.
Helpful Score: 6
I enjoy Jane Green, however i found this book to be slow moving and a little boring. not one of my favorites, a pleasant read but not a MUST read in my opinion.
