225 pages
Published Dec. 24, 2006 by Ballantine Books.
4 stars
(2 reviews)
Betta Nolan moves to a small town after the death of her husband to try to begin anew. Pursuing a dream of a different kind of life, she is determined to find pleasure in her simply daily routines. Among those who help her in both expected and unexpected ways are the ten-year-old boy next door, three wild women friends from her college days, a twenty-year-old who is struggling to find his place in the world, and a handsome man who is ready for love.
Subjects
- Widows -- Fiction.
- Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
- Female friendship -- Fiction.
- City and town life -- Fiction.
- Love stories.
- Middle West -- Fiction.