An Amazon Charts bestseller.
Humor and heart move the fast-paced journey of an unlikely pair coming together to form a family of their own in this touching story from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.
Bea has barely been scraping by since her husband died. After falling for a telephone scam, she loses everything and is forced to abandon her trailer. With only two-thirds of … her trailer. With only two-thirds of a tank in her old van, she heads toward the Pacific Ocean with her cat—on a mission to reclaim what’s rightfully hers, even if it means making others pay for what she lost.
When fifteen-year-old Allie’s parents are jailed for tax fraud, she’s sent to a group home. But when her life is threatened by another resident, she knows she has to get out. She escapes only to find she has nowhere to go—until fate throws Allie in Bea’s path.
Reluctant to trust each other, much less become friends, the two warily make their way up the Pacific Coast. Yet as their hearts open to friendship and love from the strangers they meet on their journey, they find the courage to forge their own unique family—and begin to see an imperfect world with new eyes.
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Life can change in the blink of an eye, as it did for both Allie and Bea. Excellent portrait of two desperate people (and a cat) coming to terms with their circumstances and each other.
Simple story but mostly sweet.
Loved this book and love this author!
Hyde has great talent for developing characters; I feel as though I know them well after reading one of her books. This story took me along beside Bea and Allie as each one’s “adventure” unfolded.
A definite 10 star novel!
Humor, drama, suspense, human emotions are to be found in abundance against a beautiful background of the Pacific coast. This is a wonderful story with great lessons for living an honest and upright journey.
” The person you were is not necessarily the person you turn out to be.” This sums up a wonderful plot.
I just adored this story.
Love this author.
A good book where the young and old appreciate and need each other.
This was a nice book. I enjoy the author, and have read many of her novels. The characterization was spot on, with the story touching on some current problems.