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Book Description
At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced andonce widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, shehas answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a wellto-do couple as they spend a sultry summer in theiroceanfront New Hampshire cottage.But when the Edwards' two grown sons, BenContinue
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- English Books
- Hardcover 304 Pages
- Edition: 1
- ISBN-10: 0316059854
- ISBN-13: 9780316059855
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
- Pub date: Apr 24, 2007
- Dimensions: 24 cm x 16 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
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Grieving the loss of her husband Sydney has put her graduate studies on hold for the time being. She took a job tutoring Julie Edwards a beautiful but slow girl. Mr. Edwards (Julies father) touches Sydney's heart while Mr.s Edwards is cold & unwelcoming. Sydney falls in love w/one of the Edwards adu ... (continue)
Grieving the loss of her husband Sydney has put her graduate studies on hold for the time being. She took a job tutoring Julie Edwards a beautiful but slow girl. Mr. Edwards (Julies father) touches Sydney's heart while Mr.s Edwards is cold & unwelcoming. Sydney falls in love w/one of the Edwards adult sons. She chose the wrong son and ends up mending a broken heart. The story takes place in a New Hamshire house that is rich with past (Shreve often uses this house as a back drop in her stories) It's a beautiful of love, loss and a longing for family.
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