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Annie Sharpe’s spark for life has fizzled out. Her kids are grown up, her restaurant is doing just fine on its own, and her twenty-six-year marriage has come to an unceremonious end. Untethered for the first time in her adult life, she finds a winter guardian position in a historic seaside home and decides to leave her city life behind for a brand-new beginning.
When she arrives in Willow Bay, Annie is enamored by the charming house, the invigorating sea breeze, and the town’s rich seasonal traditions. Not to mention, her neighbors receive her with open arms—that is, all except the surly nephew of the homeowner, whose grand plans for the property are at odds with her residency. As Christmas approaches, tensions and tides rise in Willow Bay, and Annie’s future seems less and less certain. But with a little can-do spirit and holiday magic, the most difficult time of her life will become…a season for second chances.
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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593503003
- File size: 351348 KB
- Duration: 12:11:58
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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August 30, 2021
A middle-aged woman reinvents herself after separating from her compulsively unfaithful husband in this inspiring tale of strength, integrity, and self-respect from Bayliss (The Twelve Dates of Christmas). After chef Annie Sharpe catches her husband cheating with their much younger employee, she heads to the shores of Kent, England, to regroup, answering an ad looking for a “winter custodian” for Saltwater Nook, a historic home with an attached, abandoned storefront that once housed a tearoom. She quickly finds she enjoys the slow pace of the village and hatches a plan to reopen the business. She also stumbles onto a loving community in the form of her new book club, the town’s wandering loner, and other local business owners—but it’s her landlord’s irritating but intriguing nephew, architect John Granger, who dominates her thoughts. John hopes to convince his aging aunt to sell Saltwater Nook in order to afford a full-time care-giver, so Annie’s plans don’t sit well with him. But with the town backing her, he soon finds himself outnumbered—and reluctantly charmed by Annie herself. The holiday season provides an enchanting backdrop to this late-coming-of-age tale, as Annie moves out of complacency and rejuvenates a wounded heart while developing lifelong friendships and love. Readers will be enchanted. Agent: Hayley Steed, Madeleine Milburn Literary.
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