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A happier life : a novel / Kristy Woodson Harvey.
"A young woman discovers the love and family she has always longed for when she spends a life-changing summer at her grandparents' old house in North Carolina"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668012192 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xii, 366 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2024.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes recipes. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Family secrets > Fiction. Grandparents > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Missing persons > Fiction. Women > Fiction. North Carolina > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. Recipes. 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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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Harve | 31681010378388 | FICTION | Available | - |
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"A young woman discovers the love and family she has always longed for when she spends a life-changing summer at her grandparents' old house in North Carolina"-- - Baker & Taylor
A young woman finds the family she has always yearned for during a transformative summer in North Carolina and finds herself in a house that has protected the secrets, hopes and dreams of the women who have lived there. - Simon and Schuster
âNew York Times bestselling author and southern sensation Kristy Woodson Harveyâ (Good Morning America) presents a touching novel about eternal love and the places we call home.
The historic houses in the seaside town of Beaufort, North Carolina, have held the secrets of their inhabitants for centuries. One of the most enduring refuses to be washed away by the tide: What happened to Rebecca and Townsend Saint James on that fateful night of their disappearance in 1976?
Now, the granddaughter they never knew, Keaton Smith, is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put her childhood home in Beaufort on the market, she jumps at the chance to head south. But the moment she steps foot inside the abandoned house, which has been closed for nearly fifty years, she wonders if sheâs bitten off more than she can chew. Wading through the detritus of her grandparentsâ lives, Keaton finds herself enchanted by their southern traditionsâand their great, big love. As she gets to know her charming next-door neighbor, his precocious ten-year-old son, and a flock of endearingly feisty town busybodies, Keaton begins to wonder if the stories she has been told about her grandparents are true.
Keatonâs grandmother, Rebecca âBecksâ Saint Jamesâs annual summer suppers are the stuff of legend, and locals and out-of-towners alike clamor for an invitation to her stunning historic home. But, in the summer of 1976, sheâs struggling behind the facade of the woman who can do it allâand facing a problem that even she canât solve.
As Keaton and Becks face new challenges and chapters, they are connected through time by the house on Sunset Lane, which has protected the secrets, hopes, and dreams of their family for generations.
âThe novel to read this yearâ (Annabel Monaghan) explores the power of family, the boundless nature of love, and the idea that discovering where we came from just might lead us to A Happier Life.
