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The moving new novel from bestselling author Karen White. From the time she was twelve, Julie Holt knew what a random tragedy can do to a family. At that tender age, her little sister disappeared-never to be found. It was a loss that slowly eroded the family bonds she once relied on. As... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Julie Holt: Main character and surrogate Mom to her best friends child
- Trey Guidry: Monica's brother
- Aimee Guidry: Trey's grandmother who tells the story of the Guidry family.
- Beau: Monica's son
- Monica Mercier Guidry: Aimee's granddaughter who left Julie guardianship of Beau
- Wes Guidry: Aimee's love of her life
- Gary: Aimee's longtime friend who was her first husband
- Gertie: Add a description of this character.
- Abe Holt
- Lacy Boudreaux
- Mr. Guidry
- George Ohr
- Xavier Williams
- Steve Kenney
- Chelsea Marie
- Madame Avery
- Caroline Guidry
- Carmen LeBlanc
- Pierre Houlihan
- Ray Von Williams
- William Holt
- Garrick
- Walker King
- Johnny
- Mrs. Mercier
- Mrs. Wimberly
- Kobylt
- Charlotte Thibodeaux
- Carol Sue Thibodeaux
- Jax
- Aunt Roseanne
- Nancy Mayer
- Kathy Wolf
- Charles
Quotes edit
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“Smells are surer than sounds and sights. To make the heartstrings crack.”
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“The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.”
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“Moving on doesn't mean forgetting.”
Aimee
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“Sometimes you got to put up with a whole bunch of ugly so you can appreciate a little bit of beautiful.”
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that our lives are spent searching for what makes us whole, for the things that make surviving worthwhile.
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“The answers we seek aren’t always the answers we want, are they? But knowing the truth is what helps us sleep at night.”
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Survival is like a stone wall, and kindness is a door.
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Biloxi—“because we’ve learned that great tragedy gives us opportunities for great kindness. It’s like a needed reminder that the human spirit is alive and well despite all evidence to the contrary.”
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An old police detective once told me that it wasn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out, but the grain of sand in your shoe.
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However long the night, the dawn will break. —AFRICAN PROVERB
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“Do you know what the Eskimos say about the stars?” He turned his face toward me and I shook my head. “They say they’re openings to heaven. The love of our lost ones pours through them and shines down upon us to let us know they’re happy.”
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When you lose your sails, row. —ROMAN PROVERB
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It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it. —AMELIA BARR
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First Sentence edit
Death and loss, they plague you. So do memories. Like the Mississippi's incessant slap aginst the levees, they creep up with deceptive sweetness before grabbing your heart and pulling it under.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Karen White (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: NAL Trade
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: May 3, 2011
ISBN: 0451233077
Page Count: 432
Publisher: NAL Trade
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: May 3, 2011
ISBN: 0451233077
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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