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“[Kristin] Hannah is superb at delving into her main characters’ psyches and delineating nuances of feeling.”—The Washington Post Book World
Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman.
Angie hires Lauren Ribido because she sees something special in the seventeen-year-old. They quickly form a deep bond, and when Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie offers the girl a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. Together, these two women—one who longs for a child and the other who longs for a mother’s love—will be tested in ways that neither could have imagined.
“Enormously entertaining . . . Hannah has a nice ear for dialogue and a knack for getting the reader inside the characters’ heads.”—The Seattle Times
From the Publisher
ASIN : B001PSEPZW
Publisher : Ballantine Books (January 16, 2009)
Publication date : January 16, 2009
Language : English
File size : 4218 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 466 pages
Customers say
Customers find the storyline heartwarming and unusual. They describe the setting as beautiful and rich. They say the book draws them in and is comforting on a cold winter day. Readers also say the characters are beautifully defined and realistic. They find the writing well-written and real. Opinions are mixed on the plot, with some finding it understandable and unusual, while others say it’s cliché and predictable. Reader opinions are mixed also on pacing, with others finding it moving and others slow in the first half.
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