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An old love letter found in the glove compartment of a young woman's inherited 1972 Volkswagen propels her to leave her life in Los Angeles and go to the small town of Capitola, California. There her dream of finding the writer of the letter leads her on an unexpected journey that changes her... read more
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Characters edit
- Claire James: A writer who is trying to follow her dreams.
- Michael Thompson: A middle-aged real estate agent.
- Blake Coombs: Claire's neighbor after she begins taking care of Michael's mother
- Geraldine Thompson: Michael's mother
- Sandy Thompson: Michael's wife
- Peggy: Add a description of this character.
- Martin DeWitt: a childhood friend of Michael's
- Samantha Anderson: a young woman who befriends Claire
- Haley: Claire's sister
- Mark: Haley's husband
- Vivian: a waitress Claire worked with
- Kristy: a friend of Amber, a police officer in Blake's Division
- John: Pearl and Harry's son-in-law
- Harry: Pearl's husband
- Cali: a cat
- Debbie DeWitt: Martin's wife
- Albert: Pearl and Henry's son
- Mr. Sutherland: Claire's boss at the restaurant
- David Richards: Michael's daughter Julia's fiancee
- Pearl: Harry's wife
- Mary: Ed's wife, Samantha's mother
- Julia: Michael's daughter
- Brett Wilder: a young man who went to high school with Claire
- Joe: one of Ed and Mary's sons
- Erica: Nancy's daughter
- Eric: Michael's friend
- Tom Daniels: Nancy's husband
- Nancy Daniels: Tom's wife, the two of them let Claire stay at their house
- Valerie: secretary at Michael's office
- Betty: the woman sharing a room with Geraldine at the hospital
- Emily James: Claire's mother
- Mr. Matley: customer at the restaurant where Claire works who complains about her work
Setting & Locations edit
- Capitola, CA: Where Claire James lives.
- Los Angeles, CA
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sherry Kyle (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: April 2011
ISBN: 1426708661
Page Count: 336 pages
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: April 2011
ISBN: 1426708661
Page Count: 336 pages
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
Subjects edit
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