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The beach house is a peaceful haven, a place to escape everyday problems. Here, three families find their feelings intensified and their lives transformed each summer.
When thirty-year-old Julia, mourning the death of her husband, decides to sell the Santa Cruz beach house they owned together, she sets in motion a final summer that will change the lives of all the families who rent it year after year. Teenaged Chris discovers the bittersweet joy of first love. Maggie and Joe, married sixty-five years, courageously face a separation that even their devotion cannot prevent. The married woman Peter yearns for suddenly comes within his reach. And Julia ultimately finds the strength to rebuild her life—something she once thought impossible.
With equal measures of heartbreak and happiness, bestselling author Georgia Bockoven's unforgettable novel tells of the beauty of life and the power of love, and speaks to every woman who has ever clung to a child or loved a man.
I liked how the author wrote this book. The book is divided into parts; each part represents a summer month. During the month, different renters reside in the beach house and the reader is allowed a glimpse into their lives. Near month's end, the current renters prepare the house for the new renters, as everyone knows one another.
It was though I was reading three short stories in one book, however the author did a fantastic job of tying the renters' stories together. The Beach House is about picking up the pieces after a loss and beginning again.
4.5 stars
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This was such a good read. The story takes place in Nantucket, and the way it was described I want to go so bad. I pictured myself in the story- walking the beaches, relaxing on a porch. I could see myself so there. This book is HIGHLY a good read.
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Thu Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 2007
This book is written with such passion! It's the best romance/drama book I've ever read! Definitely worth reading, especially if you're laying on the beach listening to the waves crash!! VERY GREAT BOOK!!!
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2014
B&N needs to do something about the babies and their games and many times disgusting posts. I have complained to B&N many times as I am sure others have. Enough already! If you want to keep your good customers from switching over to Kindle & Amazon, you need to fix this garbage as well as the 2 page "reviews" . That is what is going to happen if you don't make this end. Better start thinking of your bottom line..you know $$$? These review people dont pay for the books & the kids are here only to play kitty cat games. Better think about that before the good customers jump ship and we WILL!
5 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2013
What the heck did I just read? It switched gears so abruptly at te end of each section, it was jarring. There was absolutely no sense of closure at the end, either. Just a "thanks for playing, here, read this excerpt...."
So not worth it.
5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 2013
Wish all the kiddies would walk on out with their kiddie chatter and let the adults have some space
4 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Jul 22 00:00:00 EDT 2012
This was a very good book. Well worth reading...sad in spots. Very well written.
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Jul 22 00:00:00 EDT 2013
If you love the beach and love to read about relationships, strong women and such, then pick up this book! I was sad when it was over, I enjoyed it that much!
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2009
I'm sorry but I did not like this book at all. I thought the writing was very poor and the characters were not believable. The only thing I did like about it was that the author wrote about the characters in sections. I stuck with it because I paid for it, otherwise I would not have finished it.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Loved this book. It was agreat easy summer time read. I liked reading about different people with different lives and problems.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Nothing outstanding here. It was a pleasant read. Loved the old folk and the teen boy. The adults were stereotypical romance fare.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2014
I enjoyed this book. Each section was narrated by a different family each month that they rented a beach house. I really felt these peoples pain and joy. It's just life and what it can dish out. I could relate.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2014
I enjoyed this book, I would like to see a sequel, follow up on what happens next. I liked the way it was written. Each month broken up,but would love to know what happens next. I will probably purchase/read more of Georgia Bockoven books, this is my first.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2013
I got so caught up in part one that i became frusterated when the book switched gears.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013
*schlouches in a chair not knowing who to talk to and what to say*
1 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Dec 27 00:00:00 EST 2000
It's great book because of the wonderful storyline with perfectly sketched characters! It's a book with a simple storyline yet you get drawn into it beacuse of each of the completely personal characters who reach out to you and become real!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2014
This book was really a really a good read. The book was divided into monthly story. Each section was better than the last on. Th people described in each story were so realistic. This book is the first of three books.
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Posted Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Loved this book so much!!
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Posted Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Very well written, entertaining and thought provoking. I'll definiteley look for more books by the author.
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Posted Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Great read. I am really loving this author's writing style. I get caught up in the characters so quickly. Cant wait to read more.
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Overview
The beach house is a peaceful haven, a place to escape everyday problems. Here, three families find their feelings intensified and their lives transformed each summer.
When thirty-year-old Julia, mourning the death of her husband, decides to sell the Santa Cruz beach house they owned together, she sets in motion a final summer that will change the lives of all the families who rent it year after year. Teenaged Chris discovers the bittersweet joy of first love. Maggie and Joe, ...