The Beach at Painter's Cove

A Novel

By: Shelley Noble

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

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. She plans to stay there until she joins her husband, Wes, on the knoll overlooking the cove and meadow where they first met. Jillian is a jet-setting actress, down on her luck. She thinks selling the Muses will make life easier for her mother, Leo, by moving her into assisted living. 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 12 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.

©2017 Shelley Freydont (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"With charming, believable characters and a delightful setting, this enchanting family drama makes for a perfect beach read." ( Booklist)

Surprisingly Sweet and Heartwarming

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this book. It was a suggestion that I picked on a whim. It was a sweet story that really pulls at the heartstrings, with sweet blossoming romances, family drama, and reconciliations. Highly recommend for a love and lovely listen!

Stick with it you won’t be sorry

Started out slow but quickly became the marvelous novel that it is. Wonderful characters and fantastic storytelling.

The Beach

Not what you expect a story to be when titled The Beach....at time the story line and characters were confusing and a very slow start. I am glad i stuck with it to the end. The story made me laugh and cry.

An ok book- Setting and premise are interesting

Kinda Like a soap opera...
Some of the characters did not get tied up well at the end. It was just an ok read. The setting and described scenery were interesting. Hi hum about reading another from this author

Just okay, predictable.

Okay for mindless reading. A good edit sorely needed. Redundant throughout. Give a reader some credit for being able to retain the simplest of story line!

Amazing!

The story line and characters quickly suck you into the book. Reader did a great job at voicing different characters. I really loved this book

Family, Romance and Emotion

Loved it! I loved the family dynamics and emotions in this story. I laughed and cried in the same chapter. The narrator made me feel every emotion and the author painted beautiful scenes.

WONDERFUL STORY

I loved this story!!! A little predictable, but very entertaining. Looking forward to listening to another book from this author.

fun read!

Enjoyable beach read! loved the story and Whittaker family, nice light tale. Good to read for vacation.

Great Summer Read

Easy and refreshing break from my norm. The narrator was great for this story.