from the IVL book sale

2010 mini-ring to kelsey10

mini-ring back from Kelsey10

2010 mini-ring to kelsey10; returned; I read an except of this book in a magazine when it was first published. Novalee is a 17 yo unwed teen, going to California with her boyfriend. He abandons her in a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma. She survives in Wal-mart for 2 months, finally delivering her baby with one of the locals at night in the store. She's been befriended by some of the locals in town, who had no idea where she was living and they take her & the baby in. She builds a lot on her inner strength over the next 7 years, raising her daughter with the help of the locals. Willy Jack is almost ancillary to the story. You don't need the book to see that his life, which was nothing much before he abandoned Novalee, just continues to spiral downhill, despite a blip of fame.

A wishlist tag. Enjoy!

Received this in the mail! Thanks, I'm looking forward to reading it.

Nice book. This is Letts first novel, and it's quite good. Zany characters, but with little gleams of the human heart.

Novalee Nation is trying to build a new life for herself at 17 with her boyfriend and father of her unborn child. All her life she has drifted, as people have let her down, not stood by her, and generally not been around. Of course, when she pins her hopes on the boyfriend, he will leave her in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Luckily Novalee starts to slowly gather herself together, and while meeting other quirky souls, slowly builds a life of her own. Charming, and refreshing.

Left on the shelf to look for a new reader!

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