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Kristin Hannah
A contemporary novel following Angie, a successful advertising executive returning to her family home in the Pacific Northwest, as she navigates grief, family dynamics, and personal transformation amid the close bonds of her Italian-American family.
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What this book knows
Surrendering a child tears open the self in ways that neither grief nor love can close alone.
grief
Inside the box were all her precious knickknacks — the Winnie-the-Pooh lamp, the Dr. Seuss books. The only piece of furniture left was the crib.
ALK-RC-009Either way, there would be heartbreak. At the end of this road lay a terrible choice: Lauren or the baby. Angie could, at best, have one or the other.
ALK-RC-198'It's the title to your car. It's all I have.' She would remember this moment for all of her life — she would always know that he'd loved her.
ALK-RC-230self-and-identity
'All my life I've watched my mom take money from men. It starts out as nothing … it changes.' Her shame was almost overwhelming.
ALK-RC-049She thought of her mother, on her feet cutting hair all day and drinking all night, looking for love in dark places. Her heart was a different matter.
ALK-RC-193belonging
'She's a mother now,' he said gently. 'The kid part gets lost in all that.' … 'She knows you love her. She'll be back.' 'No. She won't.'
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