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The perfect title for the perfect beach read from the New York Times bestselling Author Jane Green is one of the preeminent authors of women’s fiction today, and with each new novel, her audience grows. Green’s avid and loyal fans follow her because she writes about the true-to-life... read more
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Characters edit
- Daff: mother of Jess - emotionally troubled teenager
- Jess: Daff's troubled teenager - affected by her parents divorce
- Daniel: Husband of Bee
- Bee: divorced woman with new family
- Michael: Son of Nan who is holding out for true love
- Nan: the leading lady in the center of this story. Elderly woman with a lot of spunk and class.
- Jordana: Privileged, self centered boss that Michael has worked for, for over 20 years.
- Carrie: Add a description of this character.
- Everett: Nan's deceased husband who committed suicide and left her and her son to fend for themselves.
- Lizzie: Daughter of Bee and Daniel
- Stella: Daughter of Bee and Daniel
- Richard
- Sarah: Family friend and "caretaker" of Nan
- Matt
- Jackson: Husband of Jordana
- Mark Stephenson: Debonair & charming snake who is a real estate develper in Nantucket
- Dr. Posner: Therapist to Daniel and Bee
- Steve
- Evan: Father of Bee
- Keith
- Laura
- Mike
- Adam
- Nadine
- Walter Driscoll: Famous father in a TV sitcome that Daff's daughter Jess is a fan of.
- Andrew Moseley: Lousy financial advisor.
- Karen
- Mrs. Powell
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“What has happened to people,Nan thinks as she traverses the cobblestones.When did we become so precious?”
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“Whatever adults were around smiled affectionately,one ear on the conversation,the other somewhere else,because life in those days,revolved around the adults.Not around the children.”
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“I just mean that you ought to relax and trust that it will all be okay in the end.”
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“things have a habit of working out in life the way they are supposed to,if you are able to just relax and trust in the workings of the universe.”
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““that nothing in this world happens without a reason. That we are all exactly where we are supposed to be, and that the pieces of the puzzle have a tendency to come together when you least expect it.””
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“don’t you know that I’m going to live happily ever after anyway?””
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“and even though it wasn’t forever, it made me see that I could be happy again”
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“that nothing in this world happens without a reason. That we are all exactly where we are supposed to be, and that the pieces of the puzzle have a tendency to come together when you least expect it.”
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things have a habit of working out in life the way they are supposed to, if you are able to just relax and trust in the workings of the universe.”
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the people with whom you surround yourself, the people you love, become your family. Whether there are blood ties or not.
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Everybody argues, everyone has misunderstandings, but you have to know how to get through them, not to let resentment build up until you can’t find your way back to one another.
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“I used to think life tended to play out the way you expect it to. If you expect the best in people, generally they’ll give you the best, and if you expect the worst, then that’s what you’ll get.”
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Walter and Gina Beinecke, Maxine Bleiweis and all at the Westport library,
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anyone can live in a house, but homes are created with patience, time and love.
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For lust is not just thrilling, it is addictive, and once you have a taste for it, it is very difficult to walk away.
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usual “superteam”: Louise Moore, Tom Weldon, Anthony Goff, Deborah Schneider, Clare Ferraro, Carolyn Coleburn, Nancy Sheppard, Natalie Higgins, Liz Jones, Louise Braverman, Clare Parkinson, Harvey Tanton, Elise Klein.
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Nan smiles widely. “My sweet Sarah, don’t you know that I’m going to live happily ever after anyway?”
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First Sentence edit
The bike crunches along the gravel path, weaving around the potholes that could present danger to someone who didn't know the road like the back of their hand.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jane Green (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Adult
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-670-01885-7
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Viking Adult
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-670-01885-7
Page Count: 352
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- Dewey: 823.914
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