女主人公南是一个六十五岁的寡妇，丈夫已经去世二十年了。她住在美国楠塔基特岛上的一幢海滨峭壁边的房子里，年青时她是一个奇怪任性而勇敢无畏的美丽女人，当地的人都认识她。因为投资失误，她面临破产，将不得不卖得她心爱的房子。但是她改变了主意，决定将自己的房子出租，作为夏季避暑的别墅。于是这座曾经寂寞的房子再次喧嚣起来，很快来了三个房客：达芙，因为丈夫有了第三者后痛苦地离了婚，成为苦苦挣扎的单身母亲；达尼埃尔，有两个女儿的父亲，心中藏着一个压抑已久的秘密，原来他是一个同性恋者；最后来的是麦克，他是南的儿子，他带着一颗破碎的心回到了久别的家中。南是聪明的，而且她有一种直觉，她能本能地理解租客的需要和欲望；最后通过帮助了他们，她自己也得到了满足，她的生活重新充满了欢笑和爱。南和这些房客最后有了新的感悟：必须勇敢地和过去告别，才会真正开始一段令人兴奋的新生活……

《海边的疗伤小屋》是诚实和温暖和私密的，但是它所描述的欢乐和痛苦都是真实生活的一部分：背叛和不忠，如此等等。每个角色都在自我发现的旅行中，格林让她的人物学会宽容、接纳自己和他人，她说生活始终有惊喜和你最意料不到的爱。

The "New York Times" bestseller and ultimate beach read from the author of "Second Chance" Nan Powell is a free-spirited, sixty-five-year-old widow who's not above skinny-dipping in her neighbors' pools when they're away and who dearly loves her Nantucket home. But when she discovers that the money she thought would last forever is dwindling, she realizes she must make drastic changes to save her beloved house. So Nan takes out an ad: "Rooms to rent for the summer in a beautiful old Nantucket home with water views and direct access to the beach." Slowly people start moving in to the house, filling it with noise, laughter, and with tears. As the house comes alive again, Nan finds her family and friends expanding. Her son comes home for the summer, and then an unexpected visitor turns all their lives upside down. As she did so masterfully in her "New York Times" bestseller "Second Chance," Jane Green once again proves herself one of the preeminent writers of contemporary women's fiction.