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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 story lovely, thought-provoking, and feel-good. They describe the book as a great, fun, and perfect summer read. Readers praise the writing quality as well-written, easy to read, and gifted. They appreciate the beautifully defined, 3-D characters that come alive. They also describe the scenery as beautiful and unique. Opinions are mixed on the pacing, with some finding it relatable and pulls them in from the first sentence, while others say it’s a bit slow in the first half and predictable.
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