The beach house / Georgia Bockoven.
"The beach house is a peaceful haven, a place to escape everyday problems. Here, three families find their feelings intensified and their lives transformed each summer. When thirty-year-old Julia, mourning the death of her husband, decides to sell the Santa Cruz beach house they owned together, she sets in motion a final summer that will change the lives of all the families who rent it year after year. Teenaged Chris discovers the bittersweet joy of first love. Maggie and Joe, married sixty-five years, courageously face a separation that even their devotion cannot prevent. The married woman Peter yearns for suddenly comes within his reach. And Julia ultimately finds the strength to rebuild her life -- something she once thought impossible. With equal measures of heartbreak and happiness, bestselling author Georgia Bockoven's unforgettable novel tells of the beauty of life and the power of love, and speaks to every woman who has ever clung to a child or loved a man"--P. [4] of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061727641
- ISBN: 0061727644
- Physical Description: 379 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Avon edition
- Publisher: New York : Avon, 2009.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Previously published: New York, N.Y. : HarperPaperbacks, 1997.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Vacation homes > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Santa Cruz (Calif.) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Romance fiction.
Available copies
- 8 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC BOCKOVEN (Text) | 36015001152095 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| J.C. Holliday Library | F Bockoven (Text) | 810191001535817 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | F BOC (Text) | 33557003859378 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Person County Library | F BOC (Text) | 34622001300640 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Rutherford County Library | F Boc (Text) | 38801101637160 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Southwest Brunswick Library | FIC BOC (Text) | 31427000421436 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/17/2026 |
| Transylvania Bookmobile | FIC BOC (Text) | 38079102174075 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Watauga County Public Library | F BOC (Text) | 50502011329426 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| West Davidson Public Library | F B (Text) | 25908006493022 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"The beach house is a peaceful haven, a place to escape everyday problems. Here, three families find their feelings intensified and their lives transformed each summer. When thirty-year-old Julia, mourning the death of her husband, decides to sell the Santa Cruz beach house they owned together, she sets in motion a final summer that will change the lives of all the families who rent it year after year. Teenaged Chris discovers the bittersweet joy of first love. Maggie and Joe, married sixty-five years, courageously face a separation that even their devotion cannot prevent. The married woman Peter yearns for suddenly comes within his reach. And Julia ultimately finds the strength to rebuild her life -- something she once thought impossible. With equal measures of heartbreak and happiness, bestselling author Georgia Bockoven's unforgettable novel tells of the beauty of life and the power of love, and speaks to every woman who has ever clung to a child or loved a man"--P. [4] of cover.
