Beaches
Loudmouthed, redheaded Cee Cee Bloom has her sights set on Hollywood. Bertie White, quiet and conservative, dreams of getting married and having children. In 1951, their childhood worlds collide in Atlantic City. Keeping in touch as pen pals, they reunite over the years ... always near the ocean.
Powerful and moving, this novel follows Cee Cee and Bertie's extraordinary friendship over the course of thirty years as they transform from adolescents into adults. A bestselling novel that became a hugely successful film, Beaches is funny, heartbreaking, and a tale that should be a part of every woman's library.
Questions for Discussion
Harper Collins Publishers have prepared a Reading Group Guide with questions for your Reading Group for Beaches.
Food Rec
The title of this book is Beaches. Did you really think we wouldn’t have a recipe that included something from the sea? Cee Cee and Bertie always meet near an ocean so what better way to follow their friendship than with a salmon dish. The Mango-Chipotle Salsa gives it a nice summer touch and shows just how well something sweet pairs with something hot and fiery—just like the friendship of Bertie and Cee Cee.