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Passing Through Paradise
By (Author) Susan Wiggs
Little, Brown & Company
Grand Central Publishing
14th August 2018
United States
General
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
420
Width 138mm, Height 205mm, Spine 31mm
326g
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
"Susan Wiggs creates fresh, unique, and exciting tales." - Jayne Ann Krentz, bestselling author of Promise Not to TellLess than two years ago Sandra was the happily married wife of Victor Winslow, a politician who could do no wrong and the favorite son of a town called Paradise. Then an accident took Victor's life, leaving Sandra under a dark cloud of suspicion.Now Sandra has had enough. Her only way out is to rebuild and sell her Victorian beach house at the edge of town. When she hires Mike Malloy, she soon realizes he's skilled with his hands . . . and at touching her lonely heart. His fight to secure a future with his children awakens all her buried dreams. But can she trust a man with unbreakable ties to a community she's eager to leave behind, a man determined to discover her deepest secrets Torn between her need to confront the past and her longing to begin again, Sandra must soon decide where her heart is-in a new life far away, or right here, in Paradise.[Wiggs is] one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every book.--Salem Statesman Journal
A richly textured story that successfully moves beyond the conventions of the romance genre, this book will polish Wiggs's already glowing reputation.--Publishers Weekly
Once again, Wiggs proves she's a master of both historical and contemporary romance, unfolding the story in slow, delicious layers.--Library Journal
Real and true and unforgettable.--Booklist
Susan Wiggs creates fresh, unique, and exciting tales.--Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell
Susan Wiggs writes poignant, unforgettable stories of every woman's hopes and dreams.--Susan Elizabeth Phillip, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Star I See Tonight
Susan's first book was published in 1987 and since then she has been published by a variety of major publishers. A trained teacher she has found herself unable to completely abandon the profession and is a frequent workshop leader and speaker at writerconferences, including the literary institution Fields End and the legendary Maui Writers Conference. Her novel The Charm School was voted one of RWA's Favorite Books of the Year. She is the proud recipient of three RITA awards for Lakeside Cottage, Lord of the Night and The Mistress, and is often a finalist for the prestigious award. Her books appear regularly on numerous "Best Of" lists.Susan enjoys many hobbies, including sitting in the hot tub while talking to her mother on the phone, kickboxing, cleaning the can opener, sculpting with butter and growing her hair. She lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest with her family.