"Midlife love, laughter, sibling rivalry and self-discovery . . . Goes down as easy as it sounds."— *People *
Life's a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh, who finds herself single at 41 and back home living in the family FROG (Finished Room Over Garage). She's hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass artist, but mostly she's babysitting her sister's kids and sharing overnights with Noah, her glassblower boyfriend with commitment issues and a dog Ginger's cat isn't too crazy about. Then a shark movie comes to town, and everyone is clamoring for a close-up.
"A gleefully quirky coming of age story."—*Redbook*
"Laugh out loud."—*Good Housekeeping*
"Life's a Beach is filled with hilarity, sister love and sister hate, juicy arguments and hard-won reconciliations, but most of all, heart." -*Adriana Trigiani
"Claire Cook is wicked good." -*Jacquelyn Mitchard
""Life's a Beach is a delicious coming-of-age novel - about two forty-something sisters who don't quite manage that feat until it's almost too late. Tender, touching and terribly funny!" -Mary Kay Andrews
"Claire Cook's smart, delightful book made me laugh on the first page and on every single page all the way through - even when it also made me cry. True, tender, insightful, and hilarious." -*Pamela Redmond Satran
"Claire Cook has given us a heroine you'll cheer for and a book you won't be able to put down."-Karen Quinn***
"Claire Cook has an original voice, a sparkling style, and a window into family life that will make you laugh and cry. Life's a Beach is filled with hilarity, sister love and sister hate, juicy arguments and hard-won reconciliations, but most of all, heart."--Adriana Trigiani
"If I had a sister, I'd want her to be Claire Cook. If I had a summer, I'd want it to be the summer that two sisters stropped their tongues and sparred over everything from fertility to photography to family. And if I could follow up the wry, wacky poignancy of Must Love Dogs with any book, it would be Life's a Beach. Claire Cook is wicked good."--Jacquelyn Mitchard
"Life's a Beach is a delicious coming-of-age novel--about two forty-something sisters who don't quite manage that feat until it's almost too late. I devoured this slice of family life served up in Claire Cook's inimitably warm and witty style. Tender, touching, and terribly, terribly, funny!--Mary Kay Andrews
"In this lighthearted, breezy read, Cook displays a wry sense of humor and knows how to write realistic characters." --Library Journal
"A funny page-turner." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Perfect-for-the-beach summer novel. . . a bumpy delight."--Boston Common
Description:
"Midlife love, laughter, sibling rivalry and self-discovery . . . Goes down as easy as it sounds."— *People *
Life's a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh, who finds herself single at 41 and back home living in the family FROG (Finished Room Over Garage). She's hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass artist, but mostly she's babysitting her sister's kids and sharing overnights with Noah, her glassblower boyfriend with commitment issues and a dog Ginger's cat isn't too crazy about. Then a shark movie comes to town, and everyone is clamoring for a close-up.
"A gleefully quirky coming of age story."—*Redbook*
"Laugh out loud."—*Good Housekeeping*
"Life's a Beach is filled with hilarity, sister love and sister hate, juicy arguments and hard-won reconciliations, but most of all, heart." -*Adriana Trigiani
"Claire Cook is wicked good." -*Jacquelyn Mitchard
""Life's a Beach is a delicious coming-of-age novel - about two forty-something sisters who don't quite manage that feat until it's almost too late. Tender, touching and terribly funny!" -Mary Kay Andrews
"Claire Cook's smart, delightful book made me laugh on the first page and on every single page all the way through - even when it also made me cry. True, tender, insightful, and hilarious." -*Pamela Redmond Satran
"Claire Cook has given us a heroine you'll cheer for and a book you won't be able to put down."-Karen Quinn***
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From Publishers Weekly
Must Love Dogs author Cook returns with Ginger Walsh, 41, who has ditched her job in sales and moved above her parent's garage with a cat she calls Boyfriend— despite (or because of) her casual relationship with alluring glassblower Noah. As big sister Geri gets anxious about her impending 50th, their parents decide to sell the house, and Geri's second-grader Riley lands a small role in a horror movie being filmed in their quaint New England town. Ginger babysits Riley on the set and meets a gaffer who may be charming enough to make her forget all about Noah. Cook's wit and unflagging heart save this moderately paced beach read from its anticlimactic ending.
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Review
"Claire Cook has an original voice, a sparkling style, and a window into family life that will make you laugh and cry. Life's a Beach is filled with hilarity, sister love and sister hate, juicy arguments and hard-won reconciliations, but most of all, heart."--Adriana Trigiani
"If I had a sister, I'd want her to be Claire Cook. If I had a summer, I'd want it to be the summer that two sisters stropped their tongues and sparred over everything from fertility to photography to family. And if I could follow up the wry, wacky poignancy of Must Love Dogs with any book, it would be Life's a Beach. Claire Cook is wicked good."--Jacquelyn Mitchard
"Life's a Beach is a delicious coming-of-age novel--about two forty-something sisters who don't quite manage that feat until it's almost too late. I devoured this slice of family life served up in Claire Cook's inimitably warm and witty style. Tender, touching, and terribly, terribly, funny!--Mary Kay Andrews
"In this lighthearted, breezy read, Cook displays a wry sense of humor and knows how to write realistic characters." --Library Journal
"A funny page-turner." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Perfect-for-the-beach summer novel. . . a bumpy delight."--Boston Common