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The words alone have the hypnotic associations Henry James once famously ascribed to summer afternoon–“the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Lifelong beach girl Mary Emmerling captures that implicit promise of freedom in her captivating volume celebrating the American beach cottage.

Much of the beach house’s allure is in its reflection of a simpler way of life, a pared-down existence where the breeze is the housekeeper, the furnishings don’t mind

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3 responses to “Mary Emmerling’s Beach Cottages: At Home by the Sea”

  1. pitaprice Avatar
    pitaprice
    20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Loved this Book!, May 8, 2008
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    pitaprice (Oreland, PA United States) –

    This review is from: Mary Emmerling’s Beach Cottages: At Home by the Sea (Hardcover)

    I have been waiting for this book as I am one of Mary’s devoted fans. After reading the reviews from other customers, I was feeling let down before I even saw the book. I have to say that I was happily surprised and thought it was BETTER than her previous books. I love the size of the book – it has a cozy feeling – and the photographs are perfect. I, for one, enjoy seeing pictures of people’s swimming pools (even if they are part of a beach house). I loved her choice of homes and don’t really care if some are redundant (Rachel Ashwell) because a lot of these designers/homeowners move all the time and there is always something fresh to see. Count me in as a continuing huge fan of her taste and joie de vivre. So many books today (in the dying era of coffee-table tomes) are sterile and boring. You can tell she cares about her subjects – both the homes and the people who inhabit them. Go Mary!

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    13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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    I must not be looking at the same book, May 6, 2008
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    Noticat (Pasadena, CA) –

    This review is from: Mary Emmerling’s Beach Cottages: At Home by the Sea (Hardcover)

    as the previous reviews. I found the book to be full of wonderful pictures and very evocative of a wonderful stay by the seashore. The houses were not the usual beach cliches…. they were very elegant and had a lot of personality and individuality. I would recommend. A concise, nice little volume.

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    6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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    A lovely visit to the beach, June 22, 2008
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    sonyag –

    This review is from: Mary Emmerling’s Beach Cottages: At Home by the Sea (Hardcover)

    As a longtime Mary Emmerling fan I can hardly wait for each book to come out; as a beach fan I was not disappointed; a lovely book. I enjoyed seeing her old beach cottages and how they have evolved. I think she missed some great old cottages in my northwest florida area; especially at Grayton Beach; but otherwise this is a very nice book representative of her great taste. I’m looking forward to her work with House Beautiful.

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