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From san francisco to savannah, montana to texas, amanda eyre wards characters are united in their fervent search to find a place where they truly belong. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. Suzette kendall is a dedicated career woman, a renowned heart surgeon whose wobbly genetics and personal history solidified an agreement with. Her husband of fifteen years, hyland, finally made peace with her decision before they married but he has recently had a change of heart. Through suzette, dorrie, hyland, and jayne, ward reveals parenthood as an enterprise that is as wrenching as it is beautiful. Close your eyes pdf download full pdf read book page. Amanda eyre ward will be reading from and signing copies of the nearness of you wed. Set against the truth and reconciliation commission hearings in south africa, forgiveness is the main theme of the novel, and its a theme explored with compelling sensitivity.
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