On Mystic Lake
Kristin Hannah
Blindsided by divorce, a woman returns to her hometown and finds healing in a widowed old friend and his lost little gir
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Kristin Hannah's hardcover debut is one of the most memorable and inspiring novels of the year. On mystic lake is an emotionally charged story of love between a man and a woman, a woman and a lost little girl, and a father and his daughter. On the day of her daughter's departure to college, Anne Colwater learns that her husband of 20 years is filing for divorce. Lost, she retreats to her childhood home of Mystic. There, a recently widowed old friend reenters her life - Nick. Annie has agreed to look after Nick's daughter Izzie, and she quickly finds herself entangled in new feelings of joy and... love.
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