The Beach House, Jane Green
First line: ”The bike crunches along the gravel path, weaving around the potholes that could present danger to someone who didn’t know the road like the back of their hand.”
Green’s newest hardcover arrives in the heart of summer (June 17th), a tale of intersecting lives and dramas with all roads leading to Nantucket. Green’s writing is fresh and lively and the first two thirds of the novel really gets into the heads and hearts of the characters as they suffer and transform. Once I got used to the switching point of view characters (I stopped counting at eight), I was able to enjoy the story for what it is: a beautiful beach read. – Malena Lott
For: a multi-layered, big cast tale of self discovery