East Hope
By (Author) Katharine Davis
Penguin Putnam Inc
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
3rd February 2009
United States
Paperback
352
Width 135mm, Height 202mm, Spine 19mm
299g
A captivating novel of loss and recovery(Katheleen Maloy, author of Every Last Cuckoo) and new beginnings, set in a small town in Maine. Several months after her husbands sudden death, and troubled by one nights indiscretion, Caroline Waverly seeks refuge in the house shes inherited in East Hope, Maine. There she finds the courage to face the consequences of her choicesher precarious finances, her alienated college-age son, and the man she left behind. Will Harmon also puts his old life behind him, arriving in East Hope to run the local used bookshop. As he questions his desires and struggles with his failing marriage, Will yearns for the wisdom to do what is right. Then Caroline walks into Wills bookstore, and they establish a tentative friendshipwith the promise of something more. As they seek to rescue what is most important in their lives, they cling to a distant hopefor understanding, for family, and for love.