A Turn in the Road (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Bethanne Hamlin: Grant's former wife of 20 years, mother of Annie and Andrew. Successful owner of five "Parties" stores in Seattle.
• Annie Hamlin: Daughter of Bethanne and Grant. A year from her MBA. "Daddy's girl." who wants her father to rewin her mother and put their family back together again.
• Grandma Hamlin: Add a description of this character.
• Benny
• Grant Hamlin: Son of Ruth, Ex-husband of Bethanne, Father of Annie and Andrew. Had to divorced the wife who supported him and made him shine for twenty years to marry Tiffany, half her age. He's now eager to get back with Bethanne.
• Luke
• Ruth Hamlin, aka Grandma Hamlin: 68 year old widow and mother of Grant and Robin. Planning to drive from Seattle to Florida for her 50th high school reunion - and hoping to see her high-school love, now widowed and alone too.
• Andrew Hamlin: Son of Bethanne and Grant. Loyal to his mother and estranged from his cheating father. His marriage to Courtney is coming up after his law school graduation
• Richard
• Tiffany: Grant's flashy, younger, ex-second wife
• Max Scranton, aka "Mad Max": Harley riding biker with sad eyes. His wife Katherine had died three years before and their only daughter Katie before that. Is the majority owner with his brother of the family wine distribution business.
• Robin Hamlin: Ruth's daughter, Grant's sister - a lawyer in the Seattle Prosecuting Attorney's Office - work driven. Wedded out of law school, and divorced three years later. Wedded to her job.
• Diane
• Paul
• Vance: Annie's college boyfriend of three years. A recently graduated archeology major who has secretly planned a year's trip to Europe with his best friend, Matt, and his girlfriend, just when Annie thought he was going to propose.
• Aunt Robin
• Hudson
• Royce Jameson: Ruth's high school boyfriend and love of her life. She'd gone to college and he into the service after high school.
• Richard Hamlin: Ruth's deceased workaholic husband who had promised to take her on a cross-country trip several times, and cancelled each time
• The Rooster - John Wayne Miller: older biker with a short, skinny ponytail. Owns an advertising agency that works on Max's company account.
• Sherry
• Jane
• Susie
• Marie Philips: Owns a little café in Pendelton Oregon where Ruth and Richard lived when first married and where Grant was born. She had been so friendly and helpful to newly wed and pregnant Ruth.
• Matt: Vance's friend who told him to keep their planned trip to Europe a secret from Annie, though his girlfriend Jessie is also going.
• Jason: well-to-do young man Annie meets in Las Vegas with his family for a wedding
• Kate: Max's deceased wife
• Andy Williams: Singer/crooner Annie and her father hear sing in Branson, MO
• Rooster
• Skunk
• Lydia Goetz: Owner of the A Good Yarn knitting shop on Blossom Street - a friend and knitting teacher
• Andrew
• Al
• Jessie Olivarez: Matt's clinging, immature girlfriend who is going to Europe with Matt and Vance.Also an archeology major
• Julia Hayden: Bethanne's corporate operations manager of her business, "Parties". Efficient, dedicated and gifted, able to oversee the day-to-day activities
• Courtney: Andrew's fiancée
• Max Scranton
• Willie: one of the bikers traveling with Max, Rooster and Skunk
• Katherine: Max and Kate's daughter, born with a rare genetic disease who dies when she was eleven
• Casey Goetz: Lydia and Brad's adopted 13 year old daughter
• Annie
• Debbie Macomber
• Luke Scranton: Max's brother, ten years older
• Al and Susie: Max rescued their daughter Sherry, and got her into drug rehab
• Craig: Royce Jameson's grandson - who hits it off well with Annie in Vero beach, FL
• Jonathan Randolph
• Margaret: Lydia's sister.
• Marvin Green: He's a mechanic who tows and fixes Ruth's retal car when it breaks down.
• Ellen: Lydia's daughter.
• Elise Beaumont: A neighbor on Blossom Street.
• Anne Marie Roche: She owns the bookstore on Blossom Street.

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• Seattle, Washington
• Florida
• Europe
• Spokane
• Texas
• California
• Orlando
• Las Vegas NV
• Missouri
• Wells
• Vero Beach FL
• New Orleans

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• Family relationships: Describe this theme.
• Life after divorce

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Hannah's List, and followed by Starting Now.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Debbie Macomber (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Joyce Bean (Reader)

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• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Romance
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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