TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hatvany,Amy
TI  - Heart like mine: a novel 
SN  - 1451640560
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Washington Square Press
KW  - Children
KW  - Family relationships
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Death
KW  - Fathers and daughters
KW  - Mothers
KW  - Stepchildren
KW  - Stepmothers
KW  - Seattle (Wash.)
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - lcsh
KW  - Mystery fiction
KW  - gsafd
N1  - "Featuring a Washington Square Press readers club guide"--P. [4] of cover
N2  - Thirty-six-year-old Grace McAllister never longed for children. But when she meets Victor Hansen, a handsome, charismatic divorced restaurateur who is father to Max and Ava, Grace decides that, for the right man, she could learn to be an excellent part-time stepmom. After all, the kids live with their mother, Kelli. How hard could it be? At thirteen, Ava Hansen is mature beyond her years. Since her parents divorce, she has been taking care of her emotionally unstable mother and her little brother she pays the bills, does the laundry, and never complains because she loves her mama more than anyone. And while her father's new girlfriend is nice enough, Ava still holds out hope that her parents will get back together and that they'll be a family again. But only days after Victor and Grace get engaged, Kelli dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances and soon, Grace and Ava discover that there was much more to Kelli's life than either ever knew
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