The Way Life Should Be [Large Print]

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Paperback
2016
$18.65

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train comes a novel of self-discovery and second chances.
Angela is single in New York City, stuck in a job she hates. She inherited a flair for Italian cooking from her grandmother, but she never seems to have the time for it.
On a hope and a chance, Angela decides to pack it all up and move to Maine, finding motivation in the dating profile of a handsome sailor who loves dogs and Italian food. But her new home isn't quite matching up with the fantasy. Far from everything familiar, Angela begins to rebuild her life from the ground up and, in the process, realizes there's really no such thing as the way life should be.

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train comes a novel of self-discovery and second chances.

Angela is single in New York City, stuck in a job she hates. She inherited a flair for Italian cooking from her grandmother, but she never seems to have the time for it.

On a hope and a chance, Angela decides to pack it all up and move to Maine, finding motivation in the dating profile of a handsome sailor who loves dogs and Italian food. But her new home isn't quite matching up with the fantasy. Far from everything familiar, Angela begins to rebuild her life from the ground up and, in the process, realizes there's really no such thing as the way life should be.

$18.65

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 353
Edition: large type edition
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01 Dec 2016
ISBN 10: 0061260355
ISBN 13: 9780061260353

Media Reviews

Kline has a perfect sense of character and timing. --Publishers Weekly
[Christina Baker Kline] is not only a deft and snappy writer, but a true cartographer of the human heart. --Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer
A book about love and disappointment and risk and risotto, utterly appealing on every level. --Lauren Fox, author of Still Life with Husband
A story about the way life really can be, with a little bit of luck and just the right seasoning. --Dani Shapiro
An unassumingly beautiful story of human relationships and self-discovery...the ideal page-turning light read, with a tremendous payoff. --People
Kline has a perfect sense of character and timing. --Publishers Weekly
[Christina Baker Kline] is not only a deft and snappy writer, but a true cartographer of the human heart. --Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer
A book about love and disappointment and risk and risotto, utterly appealing on every level. --Lauren Fox, author of Still Life with Husband
A story about the way life really can be, with a little bit of luck and just the right seasoning. --Dani Shapiro
An unassumingly beautiful story of human relationships and self-discovery...the ideal page-turning light read, with a tremendous payoff. --People

Author Bio

Christina Baker Kline is the author of six novels, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train as well as A Piece of the World. She lives outside New York City and spends as much time as possible on the coast of Maine. Learn more about Christina at www.christinabakerkline.com.