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Also issued as Christmas With Holly. ......One rain-slicked night, six-year-old Holly lost the only parent she knew, her beloved mother, Victoria. And since that night, she has never again spoken a word.
The last thing Mark Nolan needs is a six-year-old girl in his life. But he soon... read more

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  • Maggie Conroy: Widow and owner of the Magic Mirror, a toy store
  • Mark Nolan: Uncle to Holly. His sister died and asked him to take Holly, her daughter.
  • Holly Nolan: Six year old mute girl, orphaned and now living with her uncles
  • Sam Nolan: Mark's younger brother
  • Shelby Daniels: Mark's current girlfriend
  • Renfield: The homely bulldog with several health problems that Maggie is looking after.
  • Alex Nolan: Younger brother to Mark and Sam
  • Victoria Nolan: Deceased, mother to Holly
  • Jil Norris: Maggie's younger sister
  • Elizabeth: Clerk at Magic Mirror. She knows everyone on the island.
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  • “But once I move on from being Eddie’s widow, who’l remember him? It’l be like losing him al over again.” “Honey.” Her father’s voice was quiet and kind. “You learned a lot from Eddie. The things about him that changed you for the better…that’s how he’l go on. He won’t be forgotten.””
    Maggie and her Dad
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  • “‘Forever is composed of nows.’” Maggie paused, her smile turning wistful at the edges. “You shouldn’t worry about forever…time runs out faster than you expect.”
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  • Something happened to you, they discovered, when you were given the unconditional love and trust of a child. You wanted to try to deserve it.
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  • A good conversation always involves a certain amount of complaining. I like to bond over mutual hatreds and petty grievances.”
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  • And there were no rules for how to deal with the death of someone you loved. You had to accept that the loss would always stay with you, like a reminder note pinned to the inside of your jacket. But there were still opportunities for happiness. Even joy.
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  • “I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat.”
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  • Holly’s presence in their lives offered a kind of grace neither of them had ever known before. A reminder of innocence.
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  • “Irish Cheddar, Parmesan, smoked Gouda, and Gruyère. After we grate all of this, we’re going to melt it with butter and hot milk….”
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  • There’s no sensation to compare with this…suspended animation, a state of bliss…
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First Sentence edit see section history

Until his sister's death, Mark Nolan had treated his niece Holly with the usual offhand affection of a bachelor uncle.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
Chapter 1 - 14

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 5 in Friday Harbor. (standard series)

Followed by Rainshadow Road.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lisa Kleypas (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 26, 2010
ISBN: 978-0312605865
Page Count: 224

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Sexual content.

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