- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Orion; New edition edition (5 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075284329X
- ISBN-13: 978-0752843292
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,510,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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To the casual eye, teenagers Jane and Beverley are opposites. Wealthy, beautiful and clever, Beverley seems to have everything while disturbed and lonely Jane has just seen her mother die in appalling circumstances, and has come to live with her grandparents in the same small town as Beverley - by the sea in Underlyme, Dorset. But Beverley's life isn't so perfect after all. Behind the glossy facade, it's anything but. And when something terrible happens to her on holiday, she comes home to find there's nobody left to turn to - except Jane herself. Initially, Beverley finds solace in Jane's total adoration. But gradually she begins to realise there is something different, something dark about Jane. Little does she know just how different, just how dark ...
About the Author
Sarah Diamond was born in 1976 and grew up in Weymouth before studying English Literature at Reading University. She now works as an advertising copywriter and lives in Streatham.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first time I've ever written a review online, but I have to let people know what they're missing! as soon as I picked The Beach Road up, I couldn't put it down, and I thought it was fantastic. It's frightening, gripping and brilliantly written, and anyone who's ever been a teenage girl will be able to relate to the story and characters. It's just a shame it hasn't got more publicity behind it..it's miles more exciting and readable than most of the women's fiction that gets advertised on posters and stuff. I can't say this too strongly or too often - BUY THIS BOOK!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In this novel, Sarah Diamond has perfectly captured the feelings of a dark, obsessive adoration. Beverley is the "golden advert girl": the girl Jane would love to be, who befriends her and makes her feel, for a time, wanted. However, neither of the two girls really know anything about one another, and it is when truths come to the surface, and indeed when Beverley decides she does not need Jane any more, that the novel reaches its shocking climax. The Beach Road has everything: it is extremely dark, full of suspense and really demonstrates how cruel, insensitive and self-indulgent young adults can be. The main characters are so well described that it is almost as though we are there with them, feeling what they are feeling. I read the entire book in one sitting, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves a good, well-written read.
Format:Paperback
This book was incredibly easy to read and it did hold my interest, although I felt the ending was a bit weak. It was quite dark in places and it did make me think about the rough deals some people get in life. However, there are much better thrillers out there.
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