Praise for Jennie Nash’s debut novel The Last Beach Bungalow

“Jennie Nash’s first novel is a wonder—searching and true, seared with light and love, wholly honest and good.”

—Beth Kephart, author of National Book Award Finalist A Slant of Sun

 

“A wonderful story, woven with threads of a life interrupted and jolted to a new awareness by a bout with breast cancer . . . This book allows us to see what our yearning for home is really about.”—Sarah Susanka, author of The Not So Big House

 

“Nash writes with gentle certainty of the fact that life is full of uncertainty.”—Booklist

 

“[A] winning debut . . . This grown-up fable replaces the erotics of sex with the erotics of floor plans, but April’s midlife crisis and difficult adjustments ring true, as do the plot’s surprising turns.”—Publishers Weekly

 

“A lyrical first novel from Nash about a breast-cancer survivor searching for a home . . . A sensitive novel that will appeal to many women and resonate with cancer survivors.”

—Kirkus Reviews

 

“A fascinating character study of a woman who has physically defeated cancer, but mentally is still fighting windmills . . . a strong family drama.”—Midwest Book Review

 

“Nicholas Sparks, move over, as Nash writes a touching tale of a cancer survivor trying to secure her dream beach house. Reminded me of that Kevin Kline movie Life As a House . . . but I enjoyed this book much better.”—Lazy Readers’ Book Club

 

“Debut author Nash shines with a mesmerizing story of one woman’s triumph, not only over the demons of her past but also over the obstacles threatening her future happiness. The characters are captivating, and the plotline will hook readers from the first page.”—Romantic Times