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Praised for her “smart, funny, sexy, and refreshingly real” novels, author Whitney Gaskell delivers a warm, witty, and wise new story of four women coping with the challenges of motherhood, men, and each other. For Anna, Grace, Juliet, and Chloe, the idyllic town of Orange Cove, Florida, is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Anna Swan: woman with a son in the throes of the Terrible Twos, divorced restaurant critic
- Grace Weaver: Married with three daughters
- Chloe: New mother
- Juliet Cole: Mother of twins/desperate to make partner at her law firm
- James: Chloe's husband
- Charlie: Anna's two year old son
- Patrick: Juliet's husband and stay at home dad. Ex-firefighter.
- William: Chloe and James son
- Brad: Anna's ex-husband
- Alice: Grace's step-mother.
- Alex: Juliet's boss
- Margo: Anna's mother
- Molly: One of Grace and Louis' daughters.
- Fiona Watson: Add a description of this character.
- Natalie: Grace and Louis' baby.
- Trish
- Emma
- Jean Luc
- Mavis
- Mandy
- Melinda Gibbons
- Nanette
- Mama
- Katie
- Dr. Camp
- Richard
- Dan
- Mark
- Victor
- Gigi
- Wills: Chloe and James' son's nickname.
- Gran
- Leah
- Lillian: Juliet's mother who passed away during her second year of law school.
- Neil
- Izzy
- Louis: Grace's husband and father to Hannah, Molly and Natalie
- Debbie
- Maia
- Lana
- Angie
Setting & Locations edit
- Palm Beach
- Orange Cove, Florida
- Boca, Florida: Where Patrick's parents live and where Patrick and Juliet end up moving.
First Sentence edit
Anna Swan had been running late her entire life.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Whitney Gaskell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Page Count: 384
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Page Count: 384
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- Dewey: 813.6
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Single Women
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Friendship
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Divorce
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Mothers & Children
- Books › Parenting & Families › Family Relationships › Motherhood
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