Sunset Beach: A Spirited Love Story

by Trip Purcell

For Laura Babson, a seven-week vacation on Sunset Beach, North Carolinas southernmost beach, seemed a relaxing way to escape the routines of life as a doctors wife in a small town. For sports columnist Neal Nickelsen, an eight-week sabbatical on the pristine barrier island promised great things for his golf game. But after seeing each other for the first time in more than twenty years, they soon discover this summer would be about something entirely different.

346 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1996

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars because I enjoyed it as an easy beach read, and I enjoyed all of the references to local culture in the book as Sunset is my home away from home. However,

*spoilers*

I really hated the adultery aspect, and the ending is not at all what I'd been hoping for, and I was left feeling disappointed.

[Rebecca Patel · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all time favorites.

[Maggie Scheessele · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5. Story line, characters, and writing were all just okay.

BUT- reading this book while sitting at the same location (Sunset Beach, NC) was really great! I enjoyed reading about the same spots that our family has visited many times, and I loved reading about the Kindred Spirit mailbox ❤️

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical beach romance

[Julie Carper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the familiar places

[Lauretta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty sappy story, middling prose, but a fun read for anyone who remembers Sunset Beach before the span bridge.

[Margaret · Rating 2 out of 5]

Foul language that was unnecessary. Married woman cheats on her husband before attempting to straighten out her marital issues.

Yuck.