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Description
Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a future together. But after the children leave home, they quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job offer, Elizabeth puts her needs aside to follow him across the country. Until the sudden death of her father changes everything. Grieving and alone, she retreats to an isolated beach house where she packs away the last remnants of her parents' lives. There, the pieces of a past she never knew unfold to reveal a tender story of lasting devotion, the kind of steadfast commitment that Elizabeth admits is missing from her own marriage. Faced with her own disillusionment, she makes a terrifying decision, risking everything she has for a second chance at happiness.
Elizabeth and Jackson Shore are a loving couple of 24 years with two children in college. When Jackson, a former football player turned TV personality, finds a new job in New York City, Elizabeth balks at the idea and wants to stay in Oregon, especially after her father's sudden death. Bernadette Quigley tells this story of finding oneself in a high, tense voice that conveys the stress in the Shores' marriage and self-identities. Quigley's portrayal of the Shore daughters is wonderful, especially when they are petulant. Kristin Hannah helps the story along with shared secrets and scenes of self-renewal, while the Shores rediscover the love in their lives, together and apart. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Kristin Hannah is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels. She lives on islands in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii with her husband and son.
