Just Dipping Your Toe Into Jane Green Books? Here Are Her 10 Best Beach Reads

Most of Green's protagonists are in their 30s or 40s, but The Beach House stars a skinny dipping, eccentric 65-year-old named Nan who may be the author's best creation. Nan lost her husband some time ago, and she's determined to live her life to the fullest no matter what her neighbors think. When she finds her money dwindling, she decides to open her beachfront home to renters during the Summer. Soon, her house is full of people who become a warm found family and remind Nan that while her independence is great, there's something to be said for being surrounded by friends.