From the Mosgiel booksale.

Novalee Nation, 17 and pregnant, finds herself stranded outside a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with $7.77 in her pocket and no one to turn to for help. This is an unlikely beginning for a humorous and hopeful novel, but that is just what this is. As she sits outside the store taking stock of her situation, plucky Novalee meets several of the town's more unusual inhabitants: Sister Husband, who presents her with a shop-worn welcome-wagon basket; black photographer Moses Whitecotton, who conveys to her the importance of a name for her unborn child; and Indian Benny Goodluck, who gives her a buckeye tree for good luck.

A brief entry because I read it a while ago but I really enjoyed this and will look out for more books by the same author.

RELEASE NOTES:

Left behind at the meetup, so I took it back to Next Stop and released it in the book exchange shelves.

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Loved stumbling across this book on our latest NZ ski adventure. It is as good as people say it is - a lovely read for someone looking to lose themselves.
Brought it back to Australia with me and will now release back so someone else may enjoy!