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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. George and Linda Marsh drove to Florida to get married, with Linda three months pregnant. They were very young and very much in love with each other and then also fell in love with the water and the sky in Palm Key and decided to stay. George eventually became the high school principal, and Linda took care of their three kids. It is now 16 years later, and George has left Linda for a young teacher at the school, and Linda and the kids are devastated. From that point, the story of a family on the mend is told in alternating chapters by Linda and the oldest child, Drew, 16. Well-written characters you can root for and a great story. Very enjoyable read. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Set on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the Marsh family faces what many American families have experienced in the last few decades: the reorganization of the family through divorce. This bittersweet novel has been called by one reviewer the funniest story since Auntie Mame. As mother Linda Marsh re-enters the dating world at the same time that her 15-year-old son does, comic, realistic situations develop. Eventually the three Marsh children and their mother, Linda, learn that the change in the family demands that they embrace the future and change with it. This novel became a CBS/Hallmark Channel movie in l999, starring Mary McDonnell, Tippi Hedren, Camilla Belle, Eric Von Detten as well as other renowned actors. The novel has been used in high school classes, college literature courses, and family study groups in discussions on adjustment to divorce. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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