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White Dolphin Blues

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A great cast of characters and easy reading make White Dolphin Blues a fun experience. Surprise twists keep you reading until the final (very satisfying) outcome. You can tell that Mr. Burcham, through his heroes/heroines, loves the beach life. Don't we all?

I usually read Westerns, but because I vacation at the beach in the summer, White Dolphin Blues caught my eye and I'm glad it did. This one had as many thrills as my Westerns, and as many colorful characters too. I recommend it highly.

Living near the shore, I could relate to the characters in this book. Hurricane threats, beach volleyball, zany beach characters, the changing conditions from quiet little beach town into a resort. I loved this book! It was a fast read and really fun.

Burcham's characters are lively and fun to be with. He knows how to use local color and captures the feel of the DelMarVa like few other authors I've read. White Dolphin Blues is a unique novel, both sad and funny. I don't usually give books as gifts but, in this case, I plan to give White Dolphin Blues to my beach loving friends and relatives.

I came across this book while on business over in Korea and decided to give it a try. Having spent many a summer on the beaches of Florida, Georgia, and Delaware, I have always been partial to the ocean and beach towns of my youth. As a result, one of my favorite genres is a light-hearted beach novel that you can enjoy while on the hot sand near the water. WDB was well written and fun to read. The characters were well developed and seemed to grow on you after every page. Even Bailey Ginch, the antagonist, grew on me by the end of the book. My favorite two characters in the book were two old friends who had been coming to the White Dolphin for many years and thrived off of one another's friendship, loyalty, and companionship. Burcham did a good job developing and chronicling the life of the main character, Rowena Muldoon, as she grew up in N.C. until she became the owner defacto of the quaint little beach bar called the White Dolphin. No story is complete without conflict and White Dolphin Blues in no exception. The town, the beach and the bar all seem to be in jeopardy of the wrecking ball all in the name of progress and profit. Muldoon musters a group of introverts, extroverts, and eccentrics to save the day and the Dolphin. This book would appeal to anyone who loves any of Jimmy Buffet's music or his two novels WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT and MARGARITAVILLE. A quick read and well done beach novel, WDB will reward the reader with vivid imagery, well developed characters and plot lines, a classic man vs. man struggle and conflict, and enjoyable conflict resolution. Overall, it was an A- book. I look forward to this authors next work.

Outstanding. Exceptionally written. It really kept my interest. I couldn't put it down. It made me laugh...cry...I almost felt like a part of the characters. The author did a great job keeping the interest of his readers.

I live by the water so I know how beautiful this country's oceans and bays can be. Burcham has captured that feeling with a fun, lovable cast of characters. He's dead on with the depiction of small beach towns getting gobbled up by big corporations and franchises. I say let everyone who goes to the beach read this one! Terrific. (And a great surprise ending, too.)

If you love the beach like I do, you'll love this book. It really captures the feel of a small beach town and has some wonderful characters. Burcham is a colorful writer. I recommend it to all!