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Save what's left / Elizabeth Castellano.
"When Kathleen Deane's husband, Tom, tells her he's no longer happy with his life and their marriage, Kathleen is confused. Who said anything about being happy? They live in Kansas, for goodness sake! But with Tom off finding himself, Kathleen starts to think about what she wants. And her thoughts lead her to a small beach community on the east coast, a town that has always looked lovely in the Christmas cards her childhood friend Josie sends every year. It turns out that life in Whitbey is nothing like Josie's Christmas cards. Kathleen's new neighbor, Rosemary, is cantankerous and the town's supervisor won't return Kathleen's emails, but worst of all is the Sugar Cube, the monstrosity masquerading as a holiday home that Kathleen's absentee neighbors are building next door to her quaint (read: tiny) cottage. As Kathleen gets more and more involved in the fight agains the Sugar Cube and town politics overall, she realizes that Whitbey may not be a fairytale, but it just might be just what she needed"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593469170 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 291 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "The Good Morning America Book Club, a GMA Book Club pick!"--Dust jacket. |
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| Subject: | Older women > Fiction. Beaches > Fiction. Neighbors > Fiction. Real estate development > Fiction. Small cities > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Caste | 31681010329357 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Starting over in a small beach community on the east coast, Kathleen Deane discovers this picturesque town is not what it seems but just what she needs as she finds herself in an all-out war with her neighbors who are building a huge monstrosity next to her tiny cottage. - Random House, Inc.
GMA BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER ⢠An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, only to find herself in an all-out war with her neighbors.
âIrreverent and unexpectedly tender, this story takes neighborhood feuding to new heights and finds beauty and reinvention in unlikely places." âOprah Daily
"Brings a tongue-in-cheek tone to the beach read genre."âTIME
When Kathleen Deaneâs husband, Tom, tells her he's no longer happy with his life and their marriage, Kathleen is confused. They live in Kansas. Theyâve been married thirty years. Who said anything about being happy? But with Tom off finding himself, Kathleen starts to think about what she wants. And her thoughts lead her to a small beach community on the east coast, a town called Whitbey that has always looked lovely in the Christmas letters her childhood friend Josie sends every year.
It turns out, though, that life in Whitbey is nothing like Josieâs letters. Kathleenâs new neighbor, Rosemary, is cantankerous, and the townâs supervisor won't return Kathleenâs emails, but worst of all is the Sugar Cube, the monstrosity masquerading as a holiday home that Kathleenâs absentee neighbors are building next door to her quaint (read: tiny) cottage. As Kathleen gets more and more involved in the fight against the Sugar Cube and town politics overall, she realizes that Whitbey may not be a fairytale, but it just might be exactly what she needed.
Save Whatâs Left can best be described as the âun-beach read.â It pulls back the curtain on life in a beach town, revealing the true cost of a pretty view. Told from the candid and irreverent perspective of a newcomer turned local, this is a story of forgiveness, fortitude, and second chances.
