The Beach House - Softcover

Green, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141022035 ISBN 13: 9780141022031

Publisher: Penguin, 2009

Synopsis

Number one bestseller Jane Green - author of Straight Talking and Mr Maybe - tells a heart-warming story of life, family and relationships in her captivating novel The Beach House.

Nan, a widow whose family has flown the nest, is an independent, free-spirited woman who couldn't care less what people think about her living alone in her beloved beach house. But when she discovers that money is running out and she might lose her home, she knows it's time for a drastic change.

Nan decides to rent out rooms for the summer and people start moving into the house, filling it with noise, laughter and tears. Among them is Daniel, a recently divorced father, who's struggling to find out who he really is, and Daff, the single mother of a truculent teenager who blames her mother unreservedly for her parents' divorce.

As the house comes to life again, Nan finds her family growing. Her son comes home for the summer and an unexpected visitor turns up, turning all their lives upside down . . .

Compelling, absorbing and poignant, The Beach House is a story of friendship, love and those moments that can change your life.

About this title

Review:

A corker of a story, sharply and elegantly told (Heat)

A delicious treat confirming that Green is still queen of chick lit (In Style)

Fizzing with fast-and-furious dialogue, this is vintage Green (Eve)

From the Back Cover:

One summer a group of strangers - each with their own reasons for wanting to step out of their busy lives - meet at a rented beach house in sunny Nantucket, owned by the mischievous and free-spirited Nan. There's Daniel, who's causing heartbreak for his wife Bee; recently divorced Daff, who feels she's lost touch with her daughter Jess; and Michael - Nan's son - who is having an ill-advised fling with his boss.

With so many lost souls gathered under one roof, very soon there are tears and laughter, friendship and - for some - even love. Each one of them is hoping for a new beginning. But will any of them find it?

Praise for Jane Green

'One of her best...a cracker' Mail on Sunday

'Addictive...a must-read summer delight' Heat

'A compelling page-turner' Daily Express

'Compulsively readable' Sunday Times

'Cancel all engagements and read it' Tatler

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141022035
• ISBN 13: 9780141022031
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432