From San Francisco to Savannah, Montana to Texas, Amanda Eyre Wardβs characters are united in their fervent search to find a place where they truly belong. Annie, a librarian in a small mining town, must choose between the only home sheβs ever known and the possibility of a new future. Casey, a suburban New Yorker with a wry sense of humor, braves the dating scene after losing her husband. And in six linked stories spanning a decade of her life, Lola Wilkerson navigates elopement, motherhood, and lingering questions about who she wants to be when she grows up. Whether exploring the fierceness of a motherβs love or the consolations of marriage, Amanda Eyre Wardβs stories are imbued with humor, clear-eyed insight, and emotional richness.
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