Dear Great Book Guru, Sea Cliff Beach Cafe is now open seven days a
week and I love nothing better than heading down there for a delicious
breakfast (the Greek omelet is my favorite) followed by a couple hours reading
under one of those lovely blue stripped
umbrellas. Do you have a good book to recommend?
Fervent Fan of the Beach Café
Dear Fervent Fan of the Beach Café, I just read the perfect book for reading on
Sea Cliff’s beautiful beach: MODERN LOVERS
by Emma Straub. Set in present
day Brooklyn, this novel traces four
members of a 1980’s almost successful Oberlin College rock band as they grow into middle
age on a tree-lined block in Ditmas
Park. Restaurants, real estate, and
romance are the chief concerns of these aging band members as they fall in and
out of love. When a secret diary
detailing their early years together is found everyone begins to rethink past
choices. Zoe and Jane ( long married and harried restaurateurs), Elizabeth
(local real estate maven), and Andrew (a duped investor in a nearby Yoga studio)
are a colorful lot. While much of Straub’s writing seems to spoof present day concerns, it is done with a light
touch that makes for a fast fun read.
Recommended!