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Firefly Cove / Davis Bunn.
Since the age of seven, Lucius Quarterfield has known he is dying. But now, at twenty-eight, his time is finally running out. So he's returning to the one place he ever felt happy, near the only woman he ever truly wanted. He's going to make each moment count because he knows that everything is about to change ... he just can't know exactly how.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781496708328 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 310 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Kensington hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Kensington Books, 2018.
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| Subject: | Businessmen > Fiction. Terminally ill > Fiction. Los Angeles (Calif.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Religious fiction. Domestic fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
A follow-up to the internationally best-sellingMiramar Bay follows the experiences of terminally ill young adult Lucius, who returns to the home of his youth to reunite with the only woman he ever loved. - Baker & Taylor
Lucius Quarterfield, terminally ill but determined to make every moment count in the time remaining to him, returns to the home of his youth to reunite with the only woman he ever loved. - Baker & Taylor
Since the age of seven, Lucius Quarterfield has known he is dying. But now, at twenty-eight, his time is finally running out. So he's returning to the one place he ever felt happy, near the only woman he ever truly wanted. He's going to make each moment count because he knows that everything is about to change ... he just can't know exactly how.-- - Random House, Inc.
A Delilah Book Club Selection
From the internationally bestselling author of Miramar Bay comes a deeply emotional novel that explores the challenges of living, the joys of loving, and the bittersweet act of letting go . . .
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I have this, Lucius thought to himself. I have today.
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Since the age of seven, Lucius Quarterfield has known he is dying. Doctors told him he had a âbad tickerâ and might not live to see his next birthday. But somehow, the frail yet determined boy managed to hang on and surprise everyone. The bullies who teased him. The family who neglected him. The professionals who offered little hope for a normal life. To their surprise, Lucius not only survived to adulthood, he thrived, turning a small car dealership into a successful chain. But now, at twenty-eight, his time is finally running out. So heâs returning to the one place he ever felt happy, near the only woman he ever truly wantedâthe California seaside town of Miramar Bay…
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Was it so much to ask, a healthy tomorrow shared with a woman he loved?
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Jessica was the only daughter of the only dentist in town. An ardent reader and fan of Jane Austen, she was able to follow in her fatherâs footsteps, as he desired. But Jessica preferred the simple things in lifeâa trait that captivated Lucius from the moment he arrived in town on business. Her carefree approach to living and playful, quick wit were a breath of fresh air to a man who devoted all his time to work. They were complete opposites and perfect complements. Soon they were falling head over heelsâuntil Lucius pulled away, to spare her the pain of his inevitable fate. Now, after all this time, he wonât put her through that again. His days are numbered. And whatever happensâwith Jessica or anyone sharing his journeyâheâs going to make each moment count. Because he knows that everything is about to change . . . he just canât know exactly how.Â
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Warm-hearted, wise, and wonderfully moving, Firefly Cove is a powerful novel of first love and second chances that will live in readersâ hearts for years to come.
