The House on Rockaway Beach

By: Emma Burstall

Narrated by: Georgia Maguire

A gripping tale of family secrets, sibling rivalry and summer romance.

Sophie spent many happy summers at Rockaway Beach, visiting her beloved grandmother. Endless days playing in the sand with her sister Celia, watching day trippers come and go, never straying far from the quaint old house on the edge of the sea.

Then, one summer, the visits stopped. Sophie knows her mother and grandmother fell out, but she never found out why. So, many years later, it comes as a huge shock when she learns that her grandmother left the house to her and Celia in her will.

Together, the sisters return to Rockaway, but they cannot agree on anything. Sophie wants to keep the house, Celia is determined to sell. It seems they will never see eye to eye, until Sophie makes a chance discovery which will make her question everything...

Why do she and Celia have such different memories of their grandmother? What caused the rift with their mother? And who is the mysterious old woman watching them from afar?

©2022 Emma Burstall (P)2022 Head of Zeus

Critic reviews

"A charming, warm-hearted read... Pure escapism." (Alice Peterson)

"Burstall is a great writer, and this is not your usual run-of-the-mill chick lit... I was gripped from the start." (Daily Mail)

"Burstall has a true knack for transporting you to her world." (Jane Corry)