The Beach House by Jane Green

Here's a book that's an easy beach read...nothing too heavy...easy to put down and pick back up again. I actually listened to this in the car...good reader if that's the route you want to take.

So here's the plot: Nan Powell is a free-spirited, sixty-five-year-old widow who has lived a full life and isn't afraid to keep smoking her beloved cigarettes and skinny-dip in her neighbors' pool. She lives in the same Nantucket home she's been in since she married. Unfortunately she discovers that the money she thought would last forever is dwindling. She realizes she must make major changes or be forced to sell the house she's held onto and loved for years. As a last ditch hope, Nan takes out an ad: Rooms to rent for the summer in a beautiful old Nantucket home with water views and direct access to the beach. Immediately, people start renting her rooms and filling the house she's loved with noise, laughter, and tears. As the house comes alive again, Nan finds her family and friends expanding. Her son comes home for the summer, and then an unexpected visitor turns all their lives upside down.

I really like Jane Green...I've listened to her before and always enjoyed. One of these days I'll get one of her books in my hands and actually read it. Anyway - if you're looking for an easy read - this one is a good way to go.