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The Beach at Painter's Cove
The Beach at Painter's Cove: A Novel | Shelley Noble
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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 familys 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, Jillians 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 shes 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.
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Bostonmomx2
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Mehso-so

I had to force myself many times to keep going. None of the characters were very interesting. The house and it‘s history was, but the people and the story just wasn‘t very engaging.

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Bostonmomx2
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Yup, still working on my summer reading list. Hey, it's technically still summer 😁😁

TEArificbooks Beautiful cover 7y
[DELETED] 206653737 It is still summer, until next Friday! Hard to believe it's almost Fall already. This year is rolling. 7y
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LibrarianRyan
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#bookmail and my badly willing accomplice Josh. His I dare you to take that picture. Well dare no more. I don't care how stupid he looks. I told him he should be happy it's not video. He was doing a little dance.

mydearwatson Completely random, but where are you from again? I lost the envelope from the gift you sent me at Christmas. I ask because this man looks super familiar... 7y
mydearwatson Never mind...he looked a lot like my cousin Joshua for a minute there! 7y
LibrarianRyan @mydearwatson we are from Illinois. Most of my bald mans family is in and around Decatur, IL. And they all look exactly alike. 😆😄😀 7y
mydearwatson My cousin's in PA...guess that answers my question, haha 🙃. 7y
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Librarylady
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First book of vacation. I'll happily be the navigator as long as I can read for pleasure for much of the time.

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BookNAround
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The cover makes this feel so summery. Add in the fact that the family's last name is my maiden name (spelled correctly too!) and I'm all in with this one.

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BethFishReads
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Today's round-up: 10 books for your beach bag. I love the summer covers! 🌞🍹🏄🏻‍♀️⛵️🏖Descriptions on my blog or look them up right here on Litsy http://www.bethfishreads.com/2017/05/10-books-for-your-beach-bag.html?m=1

ChristieStratos I love summer covers too! ❤ 8y
DebinHawaii Great covers and collage! 📚📚👍 8y
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intothehallofbooks
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I'm in love with the cover of this beach-y looking #bookmail 🌊

[DELETED] 206653737 Yes, what a great cover! 8y
Joanne1 So enticing. 8y
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