A Home by the Sea

In the stanza after he says "then as one they signed and the moaned" he says "Before the time when we first heard 'welcome to the Home by the Sea'". So the man breaking into the house was not the first to do so. He is the newest victim and will become like the others. Now there is one more ghost in the house waiting for another victim so he can relive his life to someone who is 'living'.

General Comment In the absence of a better explanation, I think this song is about a schizophrenic having a self-aware moment and trying to silence the voices in his head, only to hear the voices say more or less "we're here to stay and you're not going to get rid of us It's like the voices are saying, don't try to silence us, let us relive our lives in your head, listen to what we say". In the first part of the song, the chorus goes, "Help me someone, let me out of here The man is saying to the voices that he doesn't want to hear the voices anymore, and to his displeasure a voice says "welcome to the home by the sea".

The lyrics "Images of sorrow, pictures of delight I doubt the latter theory is correct, because the title doesn't make much sense then. Home by the Sea in Hell? Unless it's an obscure reference to the Lake of Fire, I don't see the Hell theory as plausible. What do you think? Think of Alcatraz Prison That's the home by the sea Flag Stratmandoin on December 06, General Comment I always thought it was written from the perspective of an elderly person in a convalescent home the "home by the sea" , talking to someone who has come to visit them.

They are asking the person visiting them to "let us relive their lives, in what we tell you". It's about the value of listening to elderly people and valuing them as people and valuing their experience. My Interpretation It's a brilliant song. This song seems to describe government, it may in fact describe any government but in particular it appears to reflect the US government.

It's about a burglar breaking in to serve themselves just like politicians do! Lines like "Checking to the left and the right" party politics "stepping to the floor" Congress has a floor where they speak. Three young women who were young when they lost their parents. The first found love in The Knitting Diaries my review ; the second finds love in this book, and I'll bet I know who the guy will be in the third book. As is true of many series books, there are things that happen in this one for no apparent reason, but if you realize another book is coming, then they make sense.

It's a romance novel, a quick enjoyable read with a pretty basic plot. She writes Three young women who grew up together. She writes about cooking and travels around the world doing research.

She was engaged to be married by her fiancee died. Shortly thereafter she learned that he regularly cheated on her so she's twice burned. He defuses bombs for a living, for some top-secret government department, so he can't tell folks exactly what he does. He is on call frequently and has to go where the job sends him.

He has had lots of women but no love. They meet when he sees her rescuing kittens from a dumpster and basically it is love at first sight for both of them, though they fight it. They are both loving people who love their families and are willing to sacrifice for them. There is one moderately graphic romantic scene and it happens outside of wedlock.

Its funny, the book mentions that he has no trouble getting women to share his bed, but that they know going in that it isn't serious. He meets her and courts her attentively for a few weeks, even going across the country to see her. At that time, just a few weeks after they meet, he uses his body to tell her what he cannot say. I have to wonder, if he falls into bed that easily and that indiscriminately, what does his body say? He may be technically proficient in such activities, but how can you communicate something special with an activity you will do with anyone--but that's just the old-fashioned Catholic in me speaking.

I'd like to thank the publisher for sending me a review copy of the book via NetGalley. I was not obligated to write a positive review. Sep 27, Janga rated it really liked it. The two meet and bond when Grace rescues a litter of abandoned puppies amid a Washington, D. Noah is immediately attracted to Grace. Just when Grace seems to be getting her life on track with a dream job and a promising new relationship, she learns that her grandfather, her only family, is in the hospital.

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Text messages, phone calls, and gifts from Noah give Grace courage and make her feel cherished, but those feelings pale in comparison to those that emerge when Noah arrives for a visit. But the story leaves many loose ends. As I said—too many loose ends. Aug 26, Kristin rated it liked it. This book was between 2 and 3 stars for me. Overall it was a very sweet and heartwarming story but just felt like it never got finished.

The storyline began by setting up all these possibilities for a really entertaining story but just didn't deliver. This book had the potential to be much better but just fell a little flat towards the end. Noah works for the government by defusing terrorist bombs and is still trying to get over his brother dying due to a bomb explosion which he feels partly res This book was between 2 and 3 stars for me. Noah works for the government by defusing terrorist bombs and is still trying to get over his brother dying due to a bomb explosion which he feels partly responsible for since he was the expert on bombs.

He has a very close knit family and after these characters are introduced nothing really happens with them. Noah's dead brother left a wife and child who disrupted his family by saying they were going to move across the country and while this conflict was established, nothing was resolved by the end. Noah's job could have been a place for interest and conflict but nothing ever happened in regards to this either. Noah meets Grace who is a food historian who just landed her lucky break with a great job that would take her overseas.

Grace's grandfather ends up falling ill and she has to go back home to take care of him.

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The first half and the second half of the book should be separate novels in my mind. The beginning had potential with Noah's family to be a full story but was left with too many loose ends. The second half with Grace and her friends could be a different story but also just ended without anything happening. It was almost like the author got bored with each section of the story and changed paths just to finally say "I"m done with this, lets make them say the "I love yous" and end the novel".

The book ends too suddenly for my taste and I missed all the romantic tension that usually builds between a couple.

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Overall it was a light read but just wasn't the best book. Aug 30, Candy rated it really liked it Shelves: Leaving a party one night during a horrible snow storm, Grace hears some abandoned kittens crying in an alley. Unable to just walk away, Grace and handsome stranger Noah McKay rescue the momma and babies.

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Noah works as a bomb technician for a top secret government group. One of the things I most enjoyed about this book was the slow build up between Grace and Noah. Nothing beats a good anticipated love scene and Skye certainly delivers in this book. The other part of this book that I loved is that Grace is a knitter. She actually takes Noah to a yarn shop at one point. When Noah mentions his mom used to knit, Grace helps him pick out some yarn as a gift. There is a whole wonderful discussion about how knitting is therapeutic. This was a enjoyable contemporary romance.

The relationship between Grace and Noah was very sweet. I am hoping I get to read more about this couple as the series continues. Sep 15, Zelda Wendy rated it liked it Shelves: All in all I like the book. It was a quick read and quite good. I just feel that the characters were slightly underdeveloped and I find it silly that Noah never tells her what he does, not even before the proposal. It just seemed a little unrealistic that she and her friends would not push to find out what he really did. Also, if he just works for a place that analyses and disarms bombs, why all the secrecy?

He is not undercover. It does not make sense to me. I also find it rather odd that they s All in all I like the book. I also find it rather odd that they spend most of their time apart before and after their engagement. How can they really know each other when they are not even on the same continent? You also have speculation about what happened to her grandfather but no real proof.

You also meet Noah's niece and sister-in-law but you never find out if they really move father away or if they don't. Nowhere in this book does it say that this is a series of books or is a book that has a sequel so shouldn't all of the questions have been answered by the end of the book.

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The book just felt slightly incomplete. It is not a bad book, it is just not one of Christina Skye's best books. I did enjoy it. I just do not like walking away from a book when there are still so many unanswered questions and inconsistencies. Again, I am just writing my own opinion and I know others opinions will inevitably differ from mine, but everyone is different and I love to know what others think! Oct 16, Lisa rated it it was ok Shelves: Well, I just finished this and it was just okay.

It had a very strong beginning, and then at about the quarter or a little over mark, it kinda went downhill. I'm not sure what happened except it felt like it changed directions pretty quickly and it just lost me and I wasn't as interested anymore. A heroine that had her mind made up on what she was gonna do with her life and stuff just ups and changes her life plans after just a phone call.

Okay, I get life ca 1. Okay, I get life can change in an instant but seriously, it wasn't a smooth transition. The love story was probably its only saving grace and a few of the supporting characters, but it was just a lot of confusion and unresolved issues. Oh, and that 'love scene' If you wanna say they did and it was good, well, just say it! Don't try to get all flowery on me and not really get across what you're trying to convey.

It was bland and at one point I was like, um, how did his leg get there and then she was up there and then under there? Yep, it had me going back and forth trying to figure out if they did it the first time or not. Overall, it was all over the place to me. Jul 02, Sandra rated it liked it. I love the Draycott Abby series and that's why I picked this one up.

Christina Skye writes a great story. But I found this one to be disjointed. We have lots of potential here. Her two friends story. But nothing gets finished. I realize this is the first in a series, but I expected at least this story to have a conclusion. I really debated between a 2 or 3 rating. The story is exciting, but just when you get into it, the "scenery" I love the Draycott Abby series and that's why I picked this one up. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 December And Then There Were Three The Longs Live over Europe Turn It On Again: Genesis Archive —75 Genesis Archive 2: Genesis discography Genesis awards Book Category.