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Description edit
Adventure is the last thing on Andrea Henderson's mind when she moves to Moses Lake. After surviving the worst year of her life, she's struggling to build a new life for herself and her son as a social worker. Perhaps in doing a job that makes a difference, she can find some sense of purpose... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Andrea Henderson: divorced woman who lived in the Cove
- Mart Mcclendon: Game Wardon at Moses Lake
- Dustin: Andrea's 14 year old son
- Len: old fisherman who ran trout lines
- Birdie: Len's small granddaughter.
- Karl: Andrea's ex-husband
- Bonnie: Taz's secretary
- Cassandra: teenage girl who was in the boat with Max
- Pop Dorsey: owned the Waterbird, a store by the lake
- Shawn: Mart's brother who was killed in Afghanistan
- Laurie: Mart's ex-sister-in-law
- Aaron: Mart's younger brother who died in a boating accident
- Sheila: Pop's daughter who ran the Waterbird
- Levi: Mart's nephew
- Burt: ex principal of the school at Larkspur
- Randy: worked for the Children's protective services
- Megan: secretary
- Jake: Mart's partner
- Daniel: ten year old boy that Andrea counselled
- Sydney: one of the girls who wanted to get to know Dustin
- Norma: Len's daughter
- Ansley: Sydney's friend
- C.j.: Norma's male friend
- Mama: Mart's mother
- John: little boy in an abusive home life
- Mica: Mart's nephew who died
- Delayne: Add a description of this character.
- Lonnie
- Mrs. Blue: lived next door to Andrea
- Chris: Laurie's new love interest
- Lucy: Andrea's aunt whom she admired
- Melanie: Laurie's best friend
- Max: boy who got in trouble for driving a boat without a license
Quotes edit
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“...sometimes the surface is a pretty illusion. You can't tell by looking what might be brewing underneath.”
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“I will charge thee nothing but the promise that thee will help the next man thee find in trouble. Mennonite proverb”
written on the wall at the Waterbird
Setting & Locations edit
- Moses Lake: setting for the story
- Houston
- Chinquapin Peaks: area around Moses Lake
- North Dakota
- Texas
- Waterbird Cafe: store near the lake
- Larkspur Cove: Where Andrea and Dustin lived
- Dallas
- Cleburne
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lisa Wingate (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bethany House
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 1, 2011
ISBN: 0764208217
Page Count: 360
Publisher: Bethany House
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 1, 2011
ISBN: 0764208217
Page Count: 360
Awards edit
- Christy Award (2012: Contemporary Romance, Nominee)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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