Thomas Nelson
November 2017
On Sale: November 7, 2017
400 pages ISBN: 071809817X EAN: 9780718098179 Kindle: B06XFM7W1T Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
From the bestselling author of The Girl From the Train, comes another compelling coming of age story of delayed love, loss, and reconciliation in WWII-era South Africa.
Lettie has always felt different from and overshadowed by the women around herβ this friend is richer, that friend is more beautiful, those friends are closer. Still, she doesnβt let this hold her back. She works hard to apply her mind, trying to compensate for her perceived lack of beauty with diligent academic work and a successful career as a doctor. She learns to treasure her friendships, but she still wonders if any man will ever return her interest.
Marcoβs experience in the second world war have robbed him of love and health. When winters in his native Italy prove dangerous to his health even after the war has ended, he moves to South Africa to be with his brother, husband to one of Lettieβs best friends. Marco is Lettieβs first patient, and their relationship grows as she aids him on the road back to restored health.
In the company of beloved characters from The Child of the River, Marco and Lettie find a happiness that neither of them thought possible. With that joy comes pain and loss, but Lettie learns that lifeβwhile perhaps a crooked pathβis always a journey worth taking.
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