The Beach House

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Summary: A Wonderful Summer Read
Review: A wonderful Summer read centred in Santa Cruz California.

Every page is alive with the people in this story. The Beach House is shared by three families every year, but now since the sudden death of Julia's husband, she ponders putting the house up for sale....flushing away the memories she once held dear.

But how can she actually do that? Wouldn't she be putting out her regular guests this summer?

With Georgia Bockoven's brilliant characterizations, you 'll meet Eric the doctor cum writer spending summer at the house next door to Julia; Margaret and her teenage son Chris who has fallen head over heels in love with one of the other summer girls; Maggie and Joe the elderly couple who has time for everyone and Peter the single guy who keeps his eyes peeled looking for Ms. Right to hurry up and come right along.

Enjoy this lovely summer read which has lots to offer...especially if you are a romantic at heart. It's worth your time.

Heather Marshall (nettle-girl)

Rating:
Summary: A Wonderful Summer Read
Review: A wonderful Summer read centred in Santa Cruz California.

Every page is alive with the people in this story. The Beach House is shared by three families every year, but now since the sudden death of Julia's husband, she ponders putting the house up for sale....flushing away the memories she once held dear.

But how can she actually do that? Wouldn't she be putting out her regular guests this summer?

With Georgia Bockoven's brilliant characterizations, you 'll meet Eric the doctor cum writer spending summer at the house next door to Julia; Margaret and her teenage son Chris who has fallen head over heels in love with one of the other summer girls; Maggie and Joe the elderly couple who has time for everyone and Peter the single guy who keeps his eyes peeled looking for Ms. Right to hurry up and come right along.

Enjoy this lovely summer read which has lots to offer...especially if you are a romantic at heart. It's worth your time.

Heather Marshall (nettle-girl)

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Summary: Georgia Bockoven's best yet!
Review: Although I've read all of Georgia Bockoven's books, "the Beach house" was her best yet, ITs a very well written book and you fall in love with the characters.

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Summary: a marvelous and very special book
Review: At first glance, I knew this was not my type of book. You know the type. As sappy love story, with characters so perfect even Victoria's Secret models would be envious. With all those odds against The Beach House, I picked it up. The bargain was unbelievable, and I'm an avid reader. From the very first page, I was touched. A wife struggles with the loss of her husband. A divorced woman faces life as a single mom, while trying not to be bitter. An elderly couple proves that marriage is a wonderful institution. So many other things went on in this book. I couldn't put it down. I cried when Joe and Maggie made love for the last time. I also rejoiced when Joe joined Maggie in his final act of love. This is a great read. Every avid reader must buy a copy of this book. Georgia Bockhoven, here's one person who will buy anything with your name on it.

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Summary: A reader from Tennessee
Review: I really enjoyed The Beach House. So many novels dwell on the younger relationships. Sometimes we fail to reaze relationships can last through thick and thin just like Joe and Maggie. I thought that was wonderful how they tied the three families together. I heard a song "Grow Old With Me" not long ago, and that came to mind when I came to the month of July and Joe and Maggie. This is the first book I have read by Georgia Bockoven, but I plan to read more.

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Summary: A reader from Tennessee
Review: I really enjoyed The Beach House. So many novels dwell on the younger relationships. Sometimes we fail to reaze relationships can last through thick and thin just like Joe and Maggie. I thought that was wonderful how they tied the three families together. I heard a song "Grow Old With Me" not long ago, and that came to mind when I came to the month of July and Joe and Maggie. This is the first book I have read by Georgia Bockoven, but I plan to read more.

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Summary: An avid reader
Review: Other than saying that this is a great book that I would recommend highly, I would like to make two comments: I appreciate that the author didn't go overboard with the "love" scenes -- and that are no four-letter words. This should be proof that a good romantic novel needn't be obscene.

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Summary: The Beach House Shines!
Review: The Beach House is the second Georgia Bockoven novel I have read and I found this novel to be as excellent as the first one I read (Far Away From Home). This novel centers around real life issues and real life characters, all of whom are embracing losses of one kind or another. Bockoven's writing draws the reader into experiencing each and every heartache of all of the characters, and you can't help but be drawn into the heart of the matter. Her character depth will indeed have you crying. Her characters are easily embraced because they are so real and their life-situations are not set in some fantasy world. All of the women characters were strong and independent and not weak and malleable.

This is another wonderful book illustrating love's power and healing force. I especially found the scene on the couple that was married for over 60 years quite tender and touching. Bockoven once again proves that despite the pain and tragedy in one's life, love can work its magic and heal.

This is one book that you will want to read more than once and this book comes with my highest recommendation!

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Summary: The Beach House Shines!
Review: The Beach House is the second Georgia Bockoven novel I have read and I found this novel to be as excellent as the first one I read (Far Away From Home). This novel centers around real life issues and real life characters, all of whom are embracing losses of one kind or another. Bockoven's writing draws the reader into experiencing each and every heartache of all of the characters, and you can't help but be drawn into the heart of the matter. Her character depth will indeed have you crying. Her characters are easily embraced because they are so real and their life-situations are not set in some fantasy world. All of the women characters were strong and independent and not weak and malleable.

This is another wonderful book illustrating love's power and healing force. I especially found the scene on the couple that was married for over 60 years quite tender and touching. Bockoven once again proves that despite the pain and tragedy in one's life, love can work its magic and heal.

This is one book that you will want to read more than once and this book comes with my highest recommendation!

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Summary: Lovely Beach Reading
Review: What a nice book. It is not profound, and it doesn't pretend to be, but neither is it full of typical summer-at-the-beach cliches. It captures the lives of several different people, of all ages and backgrounds, who happen to congregate at a beach resort in neighboring houses during one summer in California. With skill and understanding, the author drops us into lives already full of history...and lets us share a small slice of time. It is to her credit that we get so involved with each of the characters that we feel we know them well...from a 17-year-old in the agonies of first love, to a devoted elderly couple facing the spectre of inevitable separation. Even the couple's cat is lovingly described. It has feelings! (As a cat lover, I couldn't help relating.) I recommend this charming book to anyone who wants a cozy read without the need to analyze every word. Just sit back, put your feet up, and enjoy.