The Family Beach House

In this poignant evocative novel bestselling author Holly Chamberlin sweeps you into the picturesque town of Ogunquit Maine where a family in flux explores their ties to a beautiful beach house and to each other. Some houses have a personality of their own. Larchmere is that kind of place-a splendid sprawling home with breathtaking views that open to briny Atlantic air and seabirds' calls. It's the place where Tilda McQueen O'Connell grew up and now vacations each year and where she and her three siblings-Adam Hannah and Craig-have gathered to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their mother's passing.But instead of the bittersweet but relaxing reunion Tilda expected she finds chaos. Her father's plan to marry a younger woman has thrown the fate of the beach house into uncertainty. For Tilda the stakes seem the highest. Alone and vulnerable two years after her husband's death she sees Larchmere as not just a cherished part of her history but her eventual refuge from the world. Faced with losing that legacy Tilda must embrace an unknown future. And all the McQueens must reconcile their shared sometimes painful past-and learn how to love one another even when it means forging a life apart...A dramatic and moving portrait of several generations of a family and each person's place within it. --BooklistAn enjoyable summer read but it's more. It is a novel for all seasons that adds to the enduring excitement of Ogunquit. -The Maine Sunday Telegram