"A family drama about past transgressions and forgiveness"
The Beach at Painter's Cove
By: Shelley Noble
Genres: Women's Fiction
Posted: February 25, 2018
Well, that's a simplified intro to this book. There are many characters in this book, and it took a while for me to get the hang of whom everyone was. And, trying to explain each and every one would make this review way too long and leave too little left to the actual review. So, I will just say that these different Whitaker women have much to deal with, secrets to share, and decisions to explain. And, as I often think when I read books, a little more conversation and so many problems would be resolved. Personally, I think that the story went on and on a bit. The things I was interested in like Leo and Wes past and all the artists that hang out at the Muse and Fae's, Leo's sister-in-law, story did not get enough space. Instead, all the drama with Issy, Vivianne, Jillian, and Steph get the center space. Which is quite logical since the story is about them, but now and then I felt that it just got a bit too much. Too much drama for my taste. And, of course, I could have lived without the obvious romance that occurred, not once, but twice.
THE BEACH AT PAINTER'S COVE is a book that I think will appeal to people that like to read about family dramas, about generations of women that come together and have to deal with past transgressions and hurt. Personally, I found Fae to be the most interesting character, her sacrifices, and secrets, but I also enjoyed Jillian's involvement in the story. She was a breeze that swept in and got the story going.
Book Summary
From the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Beach comes another heartwarming story of four generations of women who reunite in their crumbling family mansion by the sea for a dramatic summer filled with love, family, secrets and sisterhood.
The Whitaker family’s Connecticut mansion, Muses by the Sea, has always been a haven for artists, a hotbed of creativity, extravagances, and the occasional scandal. Art patrons for generations, the Whitakers supported strangers but drained the life out of each other. Now, after being estranged for years, four generations of Whitaker women find themselves once again at The Muses.
Leo, the Whitaker matriarch, lives in the rambling mansion crammed with artwork and junk. She plans to stay there until she joins her husband Wes on the knoll overlooking the cove and meadow where they first met. Her sister-in-law Fae, the town eccentric, is desperate to keep a secret she has been hiding for years.
Jillian, is a jet setting actress, down on her luck, and has run out of men to support her. She thinks selling The Muses will make life easier for her mother, Leo, and Fae by moving them into assisted living. The sale will also bring her the funds to get herself back on top.
Issy, Jillian’s daughter, has a successful life as a museum exhibit designer that takes her around the world. But the Muses and her grandmother are the only family she’s known and when her sister leaves her own children with Leo, Issy knows she has to step in to help.
Steph, is only twelve-years-old and desperately needs someone to fire her imagination and bring her out of her shell. What she begins to discover at the Muses could change the course of her future.
As Issy martials the family together to restore the mansion and catalogue the massive art collection, a surprising thing happens. Despite storms and moonlight dancing, diva attacks and cat fights, trips to the beach and flights of fancy, these four generations of erratic, dramatic women may just find a way to save the Muses and reunite their family.
by: Shelley Noble
William Morrow
June 1, 2017
On Sale: June 13, 2017
Featuring:
432 pages
ISBN: 0062439073
EAN: 9780062439079
Kindle: B01M1GTQ4O
Trade Size / e-Book