About the Author:
Claire Cook is the author of Must Love Dogs (which was made into a major motion picture starring Diane Lane and John Cusack), Multiple Choice, and Ready to Fall. She lives in Scituate, Massachusetts, with her family.
Kymberly Dakin is a professional actress with twenty years' experience on Broadway and in national tours. She has also played roles on The Guiding Light, One Life to Live, and All My Children, as well as It's a Miracle. She voices the character of "Split" on the PBS series Math Monsters.
Review:
". . . funny page turner . . ." -- Ft. Worth Star Telegram
"Claire Cook is wicked good!" -- Jacqueline Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean
"Dive into this gleefully quirky coming-of-age story centered on . . . a 41-year-old. With the help of her hippie parents, Boyfriend the cat, and a shark-crazy movie crew, Ginger Walsh is finally growing up -- and there's no escaping a few growing pains." -- Redbook
"Humorous, light, and at times touching. Cook once again hits the mark." -- Fresh Fiction
"I picked up a bound copy of Claire Cook’s Life’s a Beach at NEIBA and wanted to be the first to recommend it for a Booksense pick for June 2007. The timing of the release and the subject matter will make this book a beach "must read". I really found myself escaping to the Cape. I feel like I became part of the family dynamics and fell in love with precocious Riley. The characters (both the wonderful and the exasperating) are fabulous and I hated for the book to end. Get out the lemonade and beach chair and enjoy!" -- Sharon Duran, Edgartown Books
"In this lighthearted, breezy read, Cook displays a wry sense of humor and knows how to write realistic characters." -- Library Journal
"Midlife love, laughter, sibling rivalry and self-discovery . . . Goes down as easy as it sounds." -- People
"Tender, touching, and terribly, terribly funny!" --Mary Kay Andrews, author of Savannah Breeze
"a book brimming with wit and heart." --Cape Cod Times
"perfect-for-the-beach summer novel . . . a bumpy delight." --Boston Common
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