Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Seaside

Seaside
Seaside
Author: Terri Blackstock
Sarah Rivers has it all: successful husband, healthy kids, beautiful home, meaningful church work. — Corinne, Sarah's sister, struggles to get by. From Web site development to jewelry sales, none of the pies she has her thumb stuck in contains a plum worth pulling. — No wonder Corinne envies Sarah. What she doesn't know is how jealous Sara...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780310233183
ISBN-10: 0310233186
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 128
Rating:
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 37

4.4 stars, based on 37 ratings
Publisher: Zondervan
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

reviewed Seaside on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is a heartwarming story of what's really important in life...our relationship with God & our relationship with others.
bfhenderson88 avatar reviewed Seaside on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Very appropriate for our time and age. Very easy reading but well worth it
reviewed Seaside on + 108 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This was an excellent story. The only thing I didn't like about it was that it was too short. Really good though. A mother and her daughters share some wonderful times and memories together at the beach.
reviewed Seaside on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed this book.
SouthernChelz avatar reviewed Seaside on + 216 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
An EXCELLENT read!
Read All 16 Book Reviews of "Seaside"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

VolunteerVal avatar reviewed Seaside on + 593 more book reviews
This novella is only 120 pages long, but it's packed with emotion. The story takes place primarily over seven days and features Maggie, a world-renowned photographer, and her two adult daughters. She invites / summons them to spend a week with her at a borrowed beach cabin to clear the air of their strained relationships. Of course, Maggie has a very serious reason to reconnect with her daughters that she's reluctant to share with them.

The plot is similar to the song "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chaplin; Maggie has been 'too successful' in training her daughters to be busy and productive. Seaside was published in 2001, but the only aspect that feels dated are references to technology, of which there are many because the daughters are more focused on their responsibilities at home rather than their mother.

The themes of this story are universal and most readers can see themselves in one of the characters.
reviewed Seaside on
Wonderful. A great reminder of what is really important. People, family, relationships and love.
thefortes avatar reviewed Seaside on + 4 more book reviews
Excellent short read about really matters. Made me rethink my priorities and be content with what my life is...my family.
reviewed Seaside on + 15 more book reviews
A beautiful story of a mom who wishes that her two daughters would find the peace that God has to offer them, even among the storms that life brings.
reviewed Seaside on + 134 more book reviews
Very short novella, but a real tear jerker!
reviewed Seaside on + 108 more book reviews
Quick read novella with a deep story about mother/daughter relationships and the way they shape our lives and can be changed.


Genres: