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Coast Road
by
Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads Author)
Life's greatest gifts come to us by accident. Barbara Delinsky has always had a gift for creating tales of extraordinary emotional power and depth. Now the New York Times bestselling author of Three Wishes surpasses herself once again in a novel that takes readers on a journey as richly textured, colorful, and poignant as the northern California landscape in which the book...more
Mass Market Paperback, 480 pages
Published
January 1st 2003
by Pocket Books
(first published 1998)
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Michael and Rachel have been divorced seven years when she is in an automobile accident which leaves her in a coma. Although a neighbor would have taken care of their daughters, Michael comes to live with the girls, and visits Rachel in the hospital every day. As he meets Rachel’s friends as they come to visit her-- all members of her book club -- he learns much about her and has plenty of time to reflect upon their marriage and the causes of their divorce. There are several subplots that are in...more
I have read a few Barbara Delinsky- and in the few I have read, admire her for taking on wounded women. Let me amend that and say: wounded but strong women. In this book, Rachel is in a coma. Her best friend Katherine is a breast cancer survivor. In other books, one was in a wheelchair from a snow mobile accident. Another had a near paralyzing stutter. A third escaped an abusive relationship to start anew. The men are realistic, too. It's refreshing to read "romance" or "women's fiction" where t...more
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Enjoying this. Can lend it to another Nook reader if anyone wants it.
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Neste livro Jack McGill escolheu sua carreira arquitetônica em vez da sua família, e um dia volta para casa depois de uma outra viagem de negócios e descobre que a sua esposa, Rachel, o tinha deixado. Mas agora, seis anos depois, um acidente de carro deixou Rachel em coma, e ela e as suas duas filhas precisam desesperadamente dele. Colocando o seu trabalho em espera, pela primeira vez , Jack decide ficar do lado da mulher tentando lidar com as duas filhas adolescentes e os seus problemas. Depres...more
Very touching story that could happen to anyone in these times. Jack, husband and father, gets caught up in his career and his wife and daughters feel neglected to the extent that his wife leaves him. When Rachel is left comatose in a car accident Jack's life is turned upside down by having to face his responsibilities to his daughters. He soon discovers what is important in life . . . that being family, not career. I love the way he changes to be the father that his girls need and the husband t...more
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Haven't read a Delinsky book yet that I didn't enjoy.
"Jack McGill chose his architectural career over his family, and returned home from yet another business trip to find that his wife, Rachel, had left him. But now, six years later, a car accident has left Rachel clinging to life, and she and their two daughters desperately need him. Putting his work on hold for the first time in his life, Jack decides to sit by his ex-wife's bedside. As he meets Rachel's many new friends, and is trying to cope...more
"Jack McGill chose his architectural career over his family, and returned home from yet another business trip to find that his wife, Rachel, had left him. But now, six years later, a car accident has left Rachel clinging to life, and she and their two daughters desperately need him. Putting his work on hold for the first time in his life, Jack decides to sit by his ex-wife's bedside. As he meets Rachel's many new friends, and is trying to cope...more
A well written book about a couple who have divorced 6 years previous. Daughters are now 13 and 15. Mom has a car crash that lands her in the hospital in a coma for 3 weeks. Dad has come back to help with the girls and finds himself desperate for his ex to wake up ... realizing he never stopped loving her and needs to be with her again. Many new surprises for him...dealing with a rebellious 15 year old girl...learning his ex has many, many wonderful friends, learning that he loves where she has...more
Jul 12, 2012
Carol
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Recommends it for:
romantics, but not the ones looking for sex scenes
With each succeeding chapter you are gently drawn into the marriage, divorce, and, overall, the love of Jack and Rachel and their two daughters and their friends. By the end you do not know if the family will make it on the way to the love, but you do know they will try much harder than previously.
It is the love [of family, friends, inimates, and new comingers] that you most take from the story; that and DON'T WAIT TO SAY that you do love, did love, will love, and want love.
Narrated very well by...more
It is the love [of family, friends, inimates, and new comingers] that you most take from the story; that and DON'T WAIT TO SAY that you do love, did love, will love, and want love.
Narrated very well by...more
Rachel and Jack had the perfect marriage....Until he began to climb the corporate ladder. He had a heavy travel schedule; she had two small children and felt like a single parent. One day she just has had enough and loads up the girls and leaves. Jack comes home to an empty house and divorce papers. Six years later, she has car accident, rolling down a rocky coastal road. Jack gets a phone call at 2 AM and heads to Big Sur, to his daughters, 13 and 15, and to an ex-wife in a coma. Becoming Mr. M...more
Rachel and her ex-husband Jack live far away from each other; the only thing that still links them is their 2 daughters.
However, that all changes when Rachel gets in a car crash and goes into a coma.
Jack is forced to go care for his daughters and keep an eye on his ex-wife in the hospital.
He leaves behind his girlfriend and his booming business.
Will he want to go back to his new life or will he find that he was never meant to leave his wife & 2 kids? Will Rachel ever come out of her coma?
Th...more
However, that all changes when Rachel gets in a car crash and goes into a coma.
Jack is forced to go care for his daughters and keep an eye on his ex-wife in the hospital.
He leaves behind his girlfriend and his booming business.
Will he want to go back to his new life or will he find that he was never meant to leave his wife & 2 kids? Will Rachel ever come out of her coma?
Th...more
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A story of self-discovery from the perspective of ex-husband of Rachel and mostly absent father of Hope and Samantha, Jack. When Rachel ends up in a coma after a horrific car accident, Jack resentfully travels to Big Sur to care for his children. During countless hours holding bedside vigil at Rachel's side and stepping outside of himself, he learns more about himself from Rachel's friends and his daughters about his own lacking happiness, gaining an entirely new perspective on life and what is...more
This is a very dramatic and heartwarming family story that leads to a lot of broken hearts to resolutions. This book made me cry so much, on how sweet the protagonists together are. It is a book about a family broken by lies about falling out of love, and which will be patched together again by the knowledge and the power of real love. I have seen nothing as sweet as this love story ever before and after I have read this. This totally marks in the heart of the readers. I just totally recommend t...more
It was ok but too predictable. You knew from the outset they would get back together. And once Jack got a few eye opener truths from Katherine, he suddenly had enough tenderness and openness (like a woman) to let Samantha talk out her disasterous prom date. It starts out with lots of conflict, stress, impatience and self-examination. It's ends perfectly and everyone is happy (including Katherine who happens to find a love of her own as well).
I picked this up because it looked like a fun summer book with a little bit of depth. I had no idea it was in Big Sur and Monterey. She was pretty accurate in describing real places. I do know that Captain Cooper School in Big Sur only goes to 6th grade then they have to take a bus to Carmel. The Monterey Hospital is nicely in the woods. I want to know what restaurant they were going to Carmel for book club. Forge in the Forest?
Rachel Keats lives in Big Sur which is far from San Francisco she has built a life for her and her daughters, Samantha and Hope. She spends her time painting and being involved with a 7 member female book club group. On her way to her group she is in a horrible car accident and is rushed to the hospital, her Katherine calls Jack McGill Rachel's ex husband and father to her children. He drops everything and runs back to Rachel.
He spends the next 16 days doting on his ex-wife, getting to know her...more
He spends the next 16 days doting on his ex-wife, getting to know her...more
Very emotional book about learning what you really need in life at a time when you almost lose your last chance at having it.
A bit choppy at parts and a few too many "side character stories" but I did really enjoy the way the husband reconnected not only with his daughters and the feeling he has for his ex-wife but with his own inner self.
A one day read for me as I just had to find out the ending!!!
A bit choppy at parts and a few too many "side character stories" but I did really enjoy the way the husband reconnected not only with his daughters and the feeling he has for his ex-wife but with his own inner self.
A one day read for me as I just had to find out the ending!!!
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A good story with some food for thought about relationships: growing, forgiving, learning to 'see'.. Also about growing up (young girls) an about women issues.. with an attempt to see them from a male perspective, or a male learning to 'understand' women. All that aside, a good story. Sometimes the writing seemed a bit niave but once in I did not want to put the book down. A pass-along from a good friend - good book for a holiday. I read it at home in the metro. Never noticed the time pass.
Had to read this for a book club. I can't even begin to describe how disappointing this book is. Characters that are super flimsy and a story driven by an incredibly unbelievable plot do make for a fast read but do not leave any lasting impressions. If I wanted a story that leaned heavily on stereotypes and caricatures I would watch the evening news instead.
Another one of those books read so many years ago...yet one that lingers in my memory. A beautifully, touching book by Delinsky...I think perhaps one of her best. From this book you learn the real meaning of love, devotion, dedication...and the way people in love should be in the face of fear and tragedy. Read this 'oldie but goodie'.
Architect Jack McGill goes to Big Sur to take care of his two teenage daughters after a car accident leaves his ex-wife in a coma.
A real tearjerker. Similar to an early Danielle Steel--but more depth. One of her best.
You might also enjoy Barbara Taylor Bradford, Belva Plain, Ann Rivers Siddons, or Mary Alice Monroe.
A real tearjerker. Similar to an early Danielle Steel--but more depth. One of her best.
You might also enjoy Barbara Taylor Bradford, Belva Plain, Ann Rivers Siddons, or Mary Alice Monroe.
I didn't remember until I was a couple chapters in, but it turns out I had read this book years ago but because I was immediately drawn in to the story (again) I decided to reread it. I am glad I did. There is nothing I like more than a man realizing his faults and mistakes and finally "growing up". Man-bashing aside, it takes a car accident and a coma to remind Jack McGill what's really important. OK, maybe there's a hint of man-bashing? This is my first Delinsky book and I thoroughly enjoyed i...more
Coast Road was the very first B.D. book a friend lent to me. From the first page to the last I was captivated. The story line and characters were driven just right. I became a fan of her's because of this book. If at this moment I had to choose a favorite book.....it would be Coast Road!
Another good emotional story that lets me forget my problems for a while. I usually read her books in a day or two and they put me in a good mood. I don't mind that most end the way that I know that they will, that is why I read it! I don't want to analyze, I just want to enjoy.
liked the story but it was too long,story was nice how hero tries to win back his family and my complaint with the heroin was she left without saying anything she should have talked before leaving
Even liked the side story along with main hero-heroin story
Recommend it
Even liked the side story along with main hero-heroin story
Recommend it
Delinsky is a guilty pleasure author for me. When I feel like I should be reading something weightier, her books always draw me in and I can't stop reading til I'm done.
The ending on this one was a bit abrupt, maybe rushed? Still, I couldn't put it down for very long.
The ending on this one was a bit abrupt, maybe rushed? Still, I couldn't put it down for very long.
This is a beautiful story that could fit into the woman's fiction and the romance niche about second chances for romance. When Jack McGill's ex-wife Rachel ends up in a coma from a car accident, he discovers what he lost with his daughter, what he had with Rachel, and how tropical Big Sur is in your life. He juggled new relationships, two daughters who are struggling and growing up, and the friendships Rachel made, since she moved. He also dealt with his law firm too. Slowly, he realizes he want...more
This is more Jack's story than Rachel's, but it stresses those things most important in life: family, friends, loyalty and commitment. I really enjoyed the development in the plot and the history that led to the present. I highly recommend it.
LOVED this book. It was interesting to read about a location that is so close to home. I felt like I was there when the author described the setting of the story. This book is engaging and I loved seeing the different characters develop.
Light reading but it did engage me. The story of a divorced dad of 2 girls who get back into their lives when ex-wife has serious car accident. Even though the happy ending seemed like wish fantasy, the author made it believeable.
This book was very enjoyable. I loved the idea that even after you have given up on love, it is still simmering sometimes, and when the time is right it will work itself out and you can have a Fairy tale ending after all!
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I was born and raised in suburban Boston. My mother’s death, when I was eight, was the defining event of a childhood that was otherwise ordinary. I took piano lessons and flute lessons. I took ballroom dancing lessons. I went to summer camp through my fifteenth year (in Maine, which explains the setting of so many of my stories), then spent my sixteenth summer learning to type and to drive (two sk...more
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