false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176613459m/640111.jpg 640111 8 By the bestselling author of <i>Must Love Dogs</i>, the story of two grown-up sisters who fight like cats and dogs -- but call each other at least twice a day <P>When <i>Must Love Dogs</i> was published, the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> called it "pitch-perfect" and the <i>Washington Post</i> declared, "Readers will hope that Claire Cook will be telling breezy summer stories from the South Shore of Massachusetts for seasons to come." Luckily for her legions of fans, Cook returns with another sparkling romantic comedy that's reminiscent of <i>Must Love Dogs</i> in all the right ways, but very much its own animal -- about a relationship-challenged single woman, her quirky-to-put-it-mildly extended family, and the summer the shark movie came to town. <P>Life's a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh, who's single at forty-one and living back home in the family FROG (Finished Room Over Garage). She's hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass artist, but instead is babysitting her sister's kids and sharing overnights with Noah, her sexy artist boyfriend with commitment issues and a dog Ginger's cat isn't too crazy about. Geri, her BlackBerry-obsessed sister, is also nearly over the deep end about her pending fiftieth birthday (and might just drag Ginger with her). Toss in a dumpster-picking father, a <i>Kama Sutra</i> T-shirt-wearing mother, a movie crew come to town with a very cute gaffer, an on-again-off-again glassblower boyfriend, plus a couple of Red Hat realtors, and hilarity ensues. The perfect summer read, <i>Life's a Beach</i> is a warm, witty, and wise look at what it takes to move forward at any stage in life. 3968335 5 6 2007 Life's a Beach total:506|5:39|4:107|3:226|2:104|1:30| 506 1539 805 153 4 2 false false Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat May 24 17:11:58 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 17:13:07 -0700 2008 Life's a Beach by Claire Cook makes great beach reading (if i still had the time and inclination to lie about on a beach insuring my future skin cancer). Ginger is single at forty-one (well not entirely single, she does have an artist boyfriend named Noah whose ...more...]]> 1 2 false false Thu Nov 06 09:22:36 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 09:22:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 08:03:45 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 08:37:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Jun 28 04:20:50 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 18:14:57 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 04:20:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 31 11:08:45 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 13:14:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 11:08:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 15:06:06 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 06:37:19 -0700 2007
This was a fast and light read. I rated it an "okay" because at times it seemed to be just going through the motions. It is past the "chick-lit" phase and ...more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 20:26:31 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 20:28:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 20 03:40:58 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 03:10:42 -0700 2009
"Life's a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh, who finds herself single at forty-one and back home living in the family FROG (Finished Room Over Garage) in the fictional town of Marshbury, Massachusetts. She's hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass a...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 11:16:45 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:54:19 -0800 2009
Critique after reading: I finished this book and it was pretty goo...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 20:48:17 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 21:24:04 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 14:39:15 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 19:17:15 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 10:47:55 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 18:50:03 -0700 2008 3 1 true false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 03 19:56:42 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 26 11:53:28 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 13:19:30 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 13:20:56 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 10:56:07 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 11:01:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 08 21:45:29 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 22:21:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri May 09 09:36:12 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 16:00:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 23:39:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 23:41:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 18:47:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 18:51:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 27 10:06:13 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 16 11:11:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=640111