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Title details for Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer - Available

Beachcombers

A Novel

by Nancy Thayer
Karen White
Audiobook
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Abbie Fox hasn't seen her father or two younger sisters in almost two years, during which time she has jetted around the world and experienced life, if not love. But now Lily, the baby of the family, is sending Abbie urgent e-mails begging her to return home to Nantucket. Their middle sister, Emma, has taken to her bed, emotionally devastated after the loss of her high-powered stockbroker's job and a shockingly unexpected break-up with her fiance. Also, Lily is deeply worried that Marina, the beautiful, enigmatic woman who is renting their guest house, has set her sights on the sisters' widowed father, Jim. The Fox girls closed ranks years ago after the haunting, untimely death of their mother, but seeing their dad move on with his life forces each of them to take stock. Over the course of the summer, the sisters' lives grow as turbulent as the unpredictable currents encircling Nantucket. When Abbie encounters an incredibly appealing married man, she breaks her own rules in the name of love, fearing all the while that she'll regret it. Meanwhile, type-A Emma learns a new definition of success, and strong-minded Lily must reconcile her dreams with reality. Even Marina, who has come to Nantucket to forget heartbreak and betrayal, faces an astonishing turn of events that will find her torn between fate and freedom. At summer's end, these unforgettable women will face profound choices and undergo personal transformations that will surprise even themselves.

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  • Release date

    June 22, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400197286
      • File size: 367727 KB
      • Duration: 12:46:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      More then a hint of Jane Austin and LITTLE WOMEN makes this a breezy summer escape. Handsome widower Jim Fox finds his house overflowing with women when two of his adult daughters move back home to Nantucket to join the one still there and he rents out his backyard cottage to a divorcée to make up for his loss of contracting jobs. Narrator Karen White gets the love and jealousies of the grown sisters just right while making all the characters believable and engaging. With White's capable handling, each person's story draws one in and ultimately leaves one as satisfied as a weekend getaway. D.G. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 26, 2010
      After her husband leaves her for one of her best friends, middle-aged Marina Warren takes a friend’s advice and retreats to Nantucket, the stomping grounds of her youth. She rents a cottage from handsome local widower Jim Fox, who has recently welcomed back his two older daughters, Emma and Abbie, into the house he shares with his third daughter, Lily. Emma has recently lost her job and been left by her fiancé, while Abbie has decided to start an odd-jobs company servicing the wealthy summer crowd. Lily, meanwhile, earns a living as a society reporter for the local magazine and stews in her resentment toward her sisters (who return the sentiment) and newcomer Marina, who clearly has eyes for her father. As each search for fulfillment (and a man), they encounter vexing villains, class struggle, and good old-fashioned romance. Thayer gives narration duties to each sister and Marina in turn, keeping the proceedings fun and engrossing, if a bit repetitive.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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