The Mailbox

Sweet beach read

"The Mailbox" takes you to the coast of North Carolina where young love begins with a promise and ends in betrayal. With characters that are like friends and themes that are true to life, Whalen captures the power of hope, the sting of disappointment, and the lure of romantic mystery. This story stays with you long after the last page is turned. I sometimes still find myself thinking about Lindsey and Campbell, wondering how they are doing.

I am not usually a fiction reader, I was curious to see if I would like it. My 16 year old daughter grabbed the book first and started it on the way to our beach vacation. She rarely put it down until she finished it in two short days.. She loved the book. I got it next and finished it in one sitting, granted I was on vacation and could just sit and read with no interuptions. I enjoyed every aspect of the book. As I finished one chapter I could not wait to see what would happen next. The underlying message in the book is refreshing. This book is appropriate for the young and old, male or female. It is just a fun read. It is an amazing book for the authors first fiction. Way to go Marybeth. I can't wait for the next one to come out.

I loved this book! She does a great job of drawing you into the characters lives even to the point of feeling like you've been to see the mailbox yourself. Everyone should throw this in their beach/pool bag this summer....what a great vacation/staycation book!

The Mailbox is a wonderful novel. Written very well, we go back in time and then in the present but you don't even notice. The way Ms Whalen writes this, you will want more and more.. We have a just recently divorced mother of 2, who is going to her aunt and uncle's beach house where she spent her summers as a teenager and has taken her family every year since. She hopes to get away to recouperate after just getting through with the divorce. However she has an old love that lives full time at Sunset, Campbell and can't get him out of her head. Campbell has had a daughter and been divorced, and of course the 2 meet up again. However the real story is the whole mailbox, betrayal, what does God really want for us and how does that fit in with our plans? Of course it isn't our plans that we need to follow, it is His. This book was such a blessing for me. Grace and mercy pour out of this book and are the central themes. You will want to buy a copy for everyone you know. This is sure to be a summer hit!