By the bestselling author of Must Love Dogs the story of two grown-up sisters who fight like cats andd dogs -- but call each other at least twice a dayWhen Must Love Dogs was published the Chicago Tribune called it quotpitch-perfectquot and the Washington Post declared quotReaders will hope that Claire Cook will be telling breezy summer stories from the South Shore of Massachusetts for seasons to comequot Luckily for her legions of fans Cook returns with another sparkling romantic comedy thats 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 townLifes a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh whos single at forty-one and living back home in the family FROG Finished Room Over Garage Shes hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass artist but instead is babysitting her sisters kids and sharing overnights with Noah her sexy artist boyfriend with commitment issues and a dog Gingers cat isnt 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 Lifes a Beach is a warm witty and wise look at what it takes to move forward at any stage in life.
