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Thirty-nine-year-old Rose is content with her safe life: both her job writing manuals for appliances and her long-term boyfriend are reasonably satisfying. But when Mr. Almost Right betrays her, Rose decides there has to be more to it than writing succinct descriptions about how to use the... read more
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Rose Nowak is in a long-term relationship and works as a writer of how-to manuals. Her life changes when her boyfriend, Martin, cheats on her, and she walks out on her life as she knew it. She quits her job and her relationship. She rents a cottage on Cape Cod and meets a group of lovable... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Rose Nowak: The main character. She wrote instruction manuals and now works writing newspaper articles.
- Valeria "Shimmy" Shimilitis: Also known as Val, she rents a cottage on Cape Cod to Rose.
- Cooper Almeida: She lives next door to Val and was Val's mother's best friend.
- Noel: He lives in one of Cooper's apartments. He's autistic.
- Simon Beadle: He's a drunk and uncle to Noel.
- Iris: Noel's mother.
- Segundo Martinez: He's a friend to Simon and helped Simon find a job as a mascot.
- Eve: Val's daughter, a cancer researcher.
- Rose: Eve's daughter.
- Lino Almeida: Cooper's son and father of Eve. He disappeared 27 years ago.
- Mike Eldridge: A police officer.
- Martin: Rose's cheating ex-boyfriend.
- Jesus Martinez: Segundo's uncle.
- Zadie Nickerson: The town administrator of Nauset who is also on the planning committee for the Tri-centennial.
- Dorie Nickerson: Zadie's wife. She was on the Tri-centennial planning committee.
- Clara McGregor: The drama teacher who is in charge of the reenactment at the Tri-centennial. She was on the Tri-centennial planning committee.
- Milo Vanderloos: An art dealer and eccentric.
- Calvin Christie: Owner of the Nauset Oracle, the weekly newspaper.
- Higgins Motel: Add a description of this character.
- Berry
- Avery
- Rosie
- Valeria Shimilitis
- Alice
- Felicia
- Dana Farber
- Jimmy Fund
- Jane Goodall
Organizations edit
- Dana Faber: A cancer research institute that set up The Jimmy Fund to collect money for their research.
- Art Collectors Guild: Add a description of this organization.
- Guggenheim Museum
- Harvard
- MENSA
First Sentence edit
Valeria Shimilitis is not a disease, though the name sounds like a mosquito-borne illness that might cause painful inflamation of the large intestine.
Glossary edit
- mooncussers: Thieves who cussed the moon when it was out because they used the darkness to lure ships to port and rob them.
- washashores: People not born and raised in this town.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lynn Bonasia (Author)
- Lynn Kiele Bonasia
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: A Touchstone Book Published by Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781416550594
Page Count: 321
Publisher: A Touchstone Book Published by Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781416550594
Page Count: 321
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Lynn Kiele Bonasia: Reviews and information about the novel.
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