The House by the Sea

by Patricia Aspinall

Cambridge English Readers: Level 3

Carl begins to worry when his wife Linda does not arrive for the weekend at their seaside house in the east of England. When he asks local people whether they have seen her, they appear helpful, but he soon begins to wonder whether they are hiding information from him about his missing wife.

63 pages, Paperback

First published November 25, 1999

Reviews

[Tsevelmaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

So that I never forget how easy it is to lose the things you love.

[Yassmeen Altaif · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's your feelings when you lose something.

The story about Carl looking for his wife Linda.

The beginning of a story is beautiful when it has been identified an old friend begins to tell the story.
But the story is a bit boring.

[Gala · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5
Jajaja este libro lo leí hace muchos años cuando estaba aprendiendo inglés;recuerdo que como no entendía,tenía que llenar huecos con lo que mis amigos me resumian. Yo recordaba la trama mejor,algo diferente. En fin,reviví a mi niña interior y logré sanarla leyendo el libro que en el pasado no comprendió. No creo que sea una lectura memorable pero siempre estará ligada a ese recuerdo inicial.

[LEO · Rating 2 out of 5]

这本书感觉很一般，故事情节性不是很强。语言也比较简单直白。结构上其实也没什么特别的地方,整体趣味性也不是很强。

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a good message!
Do not take the things you have for granted: a big mistake with painful consequences.

[Mandana Ghadyani · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have translated this book into Persian. It is so wonderful and has a great story. I love it!

[Camila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Years ago I started reading the book and I don't know why I never finished it. Today I read it again and I find a simple but entertaining story.

[Negar Dinpazhouh · Rating 1 out of 5]

It didn't give me a good sense just fear

[Ajgfbooks · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5⭐
It's good to start to read in english.

[Kristýna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly a very good one.

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple, nice, little story.

"So that I never forget how easy it is to lose the things you love"

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

The House by the Sea habe ich als Schullektüre für den Englischunterricht gelesen. Die Geschichte wird zu Beginn und zu Ende aus der Perspektive eines anderen Charakters erzählt. Der Hauptteil wird demnach von einer weiteren Person - Carl - erzählt. Trotz der wirklich einfachen Sprache und Wortwahl kann man so die Gefühle gut nachvollziehen, die der verlassene Ehemann durchmacht. Dafür zeigen die anderen Charaktere, außer Mary nicht sonderlich viel Profil, da sie schlicht und einfach zu wenig erwähnt werden. Nur leider ist die Story recht einfach gestrickt und demnach auch vollkommen vorhersehbar. Viele Wörter und Phrasen wiederholen sich, was erfahrenere Leser schon bald als recht anspruchslos ansehen könnten. Das Buch ist ziemlich dünn, man hat es schnell durch und ob man sich eine so leichte Lektüre anschaffen sollte, ist eher fraglich, für den Unterricht aber schön und gut.

[Aki Tanaka · Rating 3 out of 5]

*book: Cambridge, level 3
*time: 11/17, 100minutes
*summary: woman, husband, new house, newspaper, disappear, looking for, new boyfriend
*questions:
1.Do you want to live byy the sea?
Yes. I like the sea vey much! However, actually I live in the Chita Peninsula, so I can go to the sea easily whenever I want to.
2. Can you endure if your boyfriend or husband is bad guy?
I can say Yes and No. It is up to him. If he uses violence on me, of course, I cannot endure! I hope my future partner will be good guy. haha

[Wakana Honami · Rating 3 out of 5]

-cambridge uni. Press, level3
-10/30:60min., 10/31:60min
-woman, buy, house, husband, search, death, mad man
-1.what dou you think if your husband is not kind? The woman in this book made new boyfriend.
A. I also want to have new boyfriend. Living alone is lonely.
2.can you notice if a stranger come into your house?
A.yes, of course. I definitely notice! It is scared.
-This story is mystery. But i don't like mystery and this book because it is unbelievable in the real.
Mad Tom is poor man, but very scared.
This husband was not kind to his wife, so he payed it.

[Mayuko Ono · Rating 4 out of 5]

- Cambridge : level 3
- 120 minutes
- 1/4= 50 minutes 1/5= 60 minutes 1/6= 10
minutes
- 7 words; friends- long time- different
- wife- disappear- house- happy
- questions
1 Do you like sea?
Yes,I do. I live near the sea, so I often go
and see the setting sun there.
2 Do you like mountains?
Yes,I do. I like Mt. Fiji is the best!! It's very
beautiful. I want to climb it.

This is an interesting book.

[Nanae Sugimoto · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. Cambridge lv3
2. 6/22 40 6/23 20 6/24 60 6/25 40 6/26 20 6/30 15 7/1 20 minutes
3. Carl, Linda, Mary, Police, Melissa, John and Tom
4." For a long time after Carl had finished his story I said nothing."
I remembers this story started Carl told his story John. I forgot that! So at first I couldn't understand.
5. I think this story is too difficult for me. I have to read easier. However I excited to read this book.

[Hideyuki Takahashi]

Cambridge university press level 3
5/17 20min 5/18 20min 5/19 20min
lunch time - couple - house - worry - taxi driver - village - dead
How much have you bought most expensive item?
I bought ipod when I was high school student. It was about 20000 yen.
I like this book because the book told me having questions is important every time.

[A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hope a nice book

[Dasha Shpakova]

Good

[Farah Abtar · Rating 4 out of 5]

read this book for english class, and suprisingly a very nice story line, and loved the mystery and suspense of this story :)

[Marah · Rating 2 out of 5]

At first it caught me, but the end was lame. So I didn't like the end. But the rest of it was interesting, the author knew how to keep you in suspension.

[tess ✰ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.75★ Simple example of how people can take things for granted. "So that I never forget how easy it is to lose the things you love."

[Nancy Miranda]

Okay