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The Beach House
by Jane Green
by Jane Green
As a fan of Jane Green books I am over half way through her collection now. For my holiday I wanted a beach read and that is exactly what I got with The Beach House. A chic-lit beach read actually on set on the beach.
** The Plot **
The book begins with the lovely eccentric 65 year old Nan Powell who lives in a beautiful crumbling house set on 9 acres in Nantucket. She has lived on her own for a long time due to her husband committing suicide after racking up a lot of gambling debt. This left Nan having to pay his bills and bring up their son Michael who is now living in New York.
The book takes a change when Nans financial advisor comes to inform her that she has no money left and suggests she sells the Beach House. Nan cannot bear the thought of losing her home and so comes up with a plan to rent out the rooms for the summer to earn some money little does she know these people become part of her family.
The way Jane Green writes this book is amazing she gives you this base of a story then goes elsewhere to bring in the other characters, but this is all entwined so well.
We are introduced to the characters Bee and Daniel who a married couple who are having marital issues. Daff and Richard, and their daughter Jess,who has difficulty coping with the divorce of her parents. And then there is Michael, Nan's son, and his complicated relationship with his married boss, Jordana.
Daniel, Daff, Jess and Michael all come for the summer to get away from their problems and stay with Nan in Nantucket. There are twists and turns as the characters try to make sense and changes of their lives.
** My Opinion**
The Beach House is the perfect beach read. The book is quite serious in some places, but this is very light so does not make you feel low like in some books. I have read a number of books like this where there is a main character in the book with one story line and then a few other characters are then added with a completely different story and I usually find it hard to keep up with who is who and what their story is and seem to come together as a book. This was not the case with The Beach House the way Jane Green writes about the characters and brings them all together is beautifully done. I feel this book is one of my top 3 Jane Green books so far. I couldn't put this book down.
** The Plot **
The book begins with the lovely eccentric 65 year old Nan Powell who lives in a beautiful crumbling house set on 9 acres in Nantucket. She has lived on her own for a long time due to her husband committing suicide after racking up a lot of gambling debt. This left Nan having to pay his bills and bring up their son Michael who is now living in New York.
The book takes a change when Nans financial advisor comes to inform her that she has no money left and suggests she sells the Beach House. Nan cannot bear the thought of losing her home and so comes up with a plan to rent out the rooms for the summer to earn some money little does she know these people become part of her family.
The way Jane Green writes this book is amazing she gives you this base of a story then goes elsewhere to bring in the other characters, but this is all entwined so well.
We are introduced to the characters Bee and Daniel who a married couple who are having marital issues. Daff and Richard, and their daughter Jess,who has difficulty coping with the divorce of her parents. And then there is Michael, Nan's son, and his complicated relationship with his married boss, Jordana.
Daniel, Daff, Jess and Michael all come for the summer to get away from their problems and stay with Nan in Nantucket. There are twists and turns as the characters try to make sense and changes of their lives.
** My Opinion**
The Beach House is the perfect beach read. The book is quite serious in some places, but this is very light so does not make you feel low like in some books. I have read a number of books like this where there is a main character in the book with one story line and then a few other characters are then added with a completely different story and I usually find it hard to keep up with who is who and what their story is and seem to come together as a book. This was not the case with The Beach House the way Jane Green writes about the characters and brings them all together is beautifully done. I feel this book is one of my top 3 Jane Green books so far. I couldn't put this book down.
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