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Life's a Beach
2007
First Published
3.13
Average Rating
271
Number of Pages

By the bestselling author of Must Love Dogs, the story of two grown-up sisters who fight like cats and dogs—but call each other at least twice a dayCook returns with another sparkling romantic comedy that's reminiscent of Must Love Dogs in all the right ways, but very much its own animal—about a relationship-challenged single woman, her quirky-to-put-it-mildly extended family, and the summer the shark movie came to town. Life's a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh, who's single at forty-one and living back home in the family FROG (Finished Room Over Garage). She's hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass artist, but instead is babysitting her sister's kids and sharing overnights with Noah, her sexy artist boyfriend with commitment issues and a dog Ginger's cat isn't too crazy about. Geri, her BlackBerry-obsessed sister, is also nearly over the deep end about her pending fiftieth birthday (and might just drag Ginger with her). Toss in a dumpster-picking father, a Kama Sutra T-shirt-wearing mother, a movie crew come to town with a very cute gaffer, an on-again-off-again glassblower boyfriend, plus a couple of Red Hat realtors, and hilarity ensues. The perfect summer read, Life's a Beach is a warm, witty, and wise look at what it takes to move forward at any stage in life.

Avg Rating
3.13
Number of Ratings
5,318
5 STARS
9%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
44%
2 STARS
19%
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5%
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Author

Claire Cook
Claire Cook
Author · 21 books

CLAIRE COOK wrote her first book in her minivan at 45. At 50, she walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the adaptation of her novel Must Love Dogs, starring Diane Lane and John Cusack, which is now an 8-book series. Claire is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author of 23 books, including The Wildwater Walking Club series (https://amzn.to/33VRFVK). If you have a buried dream, take it from Claire, It's Never Too Late to Shine On! Enjoy your FREE gift, 41 Essential Quotes to Get Your Glow On, and stay in the loop for new releases, giveaways, inspiration and insider extras at ClaireCook.com. Read excerpts at ClaireCook.com/books/ Connect with Claire: Instagram.com/ClaireCookwrite Twitter.com/ClaireCookwrite Pinterest.com/ClaireCookwrite Facebook.com/ClaireCookauthorpage Linkedin.com/in/clairecookwrite/ BookBub.com/authors/claire-cook Goodreads.com/clairecook

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