Seven perfect things : a novel /
Hyde, Catherine Ryan,
Seven perfect things : a novel / 7 perfect things Catherine Ryan Hyde. - 308 pages ; 22 cm
Includes book club questions.
"Thirteen-year-old Abby Hubble lives in an unhappy home in the Sierra Nevada foothills where her father makes life miserable for her and her mother, Mary. One day Abby witnesses a man dump a litter of puppies into the nearby river. Diving in to rescue all seven, she knows she won't be able to bring them home. Afraid for their fate at the pound, she takes them to an abandoned cabin, where all she can offer is a promise that she'll be back the next day. To grieving widower Elliot Colvin, life has lost meaning. Looking for solace, he retreats to the hunting cabin he last visited years ago, before his wife's illness. What he discovers is not at all what he expected: seven puppies and one determined girl with an indomitable heart. As Abby and Elliot's friendship deepens, Abby imagines how much better her life--and the puppies' lives--would be if her mother were married to Elliot instead of her father. But when Abby's father moves the family hundreds of miles away, Abby and her mother must decide how long they're willing to defer happiness" -- Front jacket flap.
9781542027731 154202773X 9781542021548 1542021545
GBC175983 bnb
020194466 Uk
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Abused wives--Fiction.
Animal rescue--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Widowers--Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels.
Seven perfect things : a novel / 7 perfect things Catherine Ryan Hyde. - 308 pages ; 22 cm
Includes book club questions.
"Thirteen-year-old Abby Hubble lives in an unhappy home in the Sierra Nevada foothills where her father makes life miserable for her and her mother, Mary. One day Abby witnesses a man dump a litter of puppies into the nearby river. Diving in to rescue all seven, she knows she won't be able to bring them home. Afraid for their fate at the pound, she takes them to an abandoned cabin, where all she can offer is a promise that she'll be back the next day. To grieving widower Elliot Colvin, life has lost meaning. Looking for solace, he retreats to the hunting cabin he last visited years ago, before his wife's illness. What he discovers is not at all what he expected: seven puppies and one determined girl with an indomitable heart. As Abby and Elliot's friendship deepens, Abby imagines how much better her life--and the puppies' lives--would be if her mother were married to Elliot instead of her father. But when Abby's father moves the family hundreds of miles away, Abby and her mother must decide how long they're willing to defer happiness" -- Front jacket flap.
9781542027731 154202773X 9781542021548 1542021545
GBC175983 bnb
020194466 Uk
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Abused wives--Fiction.
Animal rescue--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Widowers--Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels.