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Learn moreEveryone knows that feisty, sensual Gerry Fitzgerald wasn't always so outspoken. As a young novitiate, Gerry became pregnant, fleeing the altar just as she was about to take her vows and never breathing a word about why. Twenty-eight years later the child she gave up for adoption has returned, a grown woman looking for answers. Now Gerry must learn how to defuse the years of guilt, shame, and bitterness that divide her from her daughter. At the same time, Gerry's feelings for her lover, Aubrey, grow more complex and consuming. Suddenly their relationship has begun to crack open both their cautious hearts.
Eileen Goudge is an author whose novels Such Devoted Sisters and Garden of Lies were New York Times bestsellers. Her work has also garnered the RT Book Reviews award for Best Contemporary Novel.
Christine Marshall is an actress, director, and designer living in Portland, Maine. She teaches for the Maine State Ballet and produces plays with her theater company, Mad Horse. In addition to audiobooks, she records the online version of the New Yorker.
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โA refreshingly unsentimental take on how an adopted child adjusts to newfound family and vice versaโฆAlong the way to a traditional happy ending, Goudge packs in plenty of drama and suspense as she continues to flesh out the much-beloved residents of Carson Springs.โ
โGoudgeโs story tells of relationships and love, families lost and foundโฆ[Marshall] accurately portrays petulant teens, adoring sons, and the secret world of nuns and priests.โ
โGoudge sensitively touches on themes of letting go and holding back, ones that many mothers will recognizeโฆGoudgeโs novel features beguiling characters, lush locations, and a timely focus on the consequences of a priestโs breaking his vows and harming a parishioner. Great summertime beach reading both for readers new to Carson Springs and those eager for more tales of its romantic residents.โ
โFamiliar characters gatherโฆMind candy with just the touch of tartness to make it a comfort read.โ
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