Maps for the Getaway: A Novel

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If you love Susan Mallery, you wont want to miss this novel of three high school friends who find themselves emotionally fractured when tragedy strikes, so they go on a road trip theyll never forget and rediscover what made them best friends forever.

It was the road trip of their lives . . . and they did it without a map.

When they posed for a photo at their high school graduation, they vowed theyd be friends forever, but teenage promises are so easily broken, and now, thirty years later, theyre practically strangers.

Cicistuck in a rut, married to a cheating husband.

Geniecaring for her ailing father but never getting any thanks.

Kateeveryone knows people who look perfect on Instagram are not.

And Lauriethe most successful of them allnow tragically gone.

So, to celebrate Lauries life, three former friends in a 1962 red Lincoln Continental convertible take the road trip of their livesencountering male strippers, a boy band that has seen better days, crazy motel rooms, adopting a so-ugly-its-cute stray dog...and discovering that its never too late to live the wild life.

Because, sometimes, to find yourself you have to get away.

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Feelgood fiction at its finest. Annie England Noblin has crafted an utterly entertaining tale of unexpected chances and small-town secrets, and its as sweet and comforting as a hand-knit sweater and a warm puppy in your lap. Susan Wiggs,New York Timesbestselling author, onSt. Francis Society for Wayward Pets Noblins masterful touch hits the sweet spot of humor and tragedy in this heart-felt book about the truest meaning of family, friends, abandoned dogs, and love, amidst a weave of plot-twisting heroics. Jacqueline Sheehan,New York Timesbestselling author, onSt. Francis Society for Wayward Pets I was immediately enchanted! Lively and heartfelt, the charactersboth human and four leggedin Annie England NoblinsSt Francis Society for Wayward Pets come alive. I adored it. Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author Annie England Noblin is an incredibly gifted storyteller. St. Francis Society for Wayward Pets is heartfelt, charming, and funny. Meg Donohue, author of How to Eat a Cupcake, on Christmas at the Cupcake Caf Noblins books are known for their connection to pets, and the animals are present here... Despite some heavy subject matterthe story is funny and light. Readers will bond with Maeve and her sweet disposition. Booklist on St. Francis Society for Wayward Pets

Author Bio

Annie England Noblin lives with her son, husband, and four rescued bulldogs in the Missouri Ozarks. She graduated with an M.A. in Creative Writing from Missouri State University and currently teaches English for Arkansas State University. Her poetry has been featured in such publications as the Red Booth Review and the Moon City Review, and she co-edited and co-authored the coffee-table book Gillioz: Theatre Beautiful.