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Carrie Bell has lived a quiet, predictable life in Wisconsin, sharing a stable friendship, a close bond with her mother, and a long‑term relationship with Mike, now her fiancé. At twenty‑three, the monotony of her routine becomes suffocating, and she yearns for a change.
That longing is abruptly tested when Mike suffers a serious accident. Carrie is thrust into an unexpected crisis that challenges everything she thought she knew about herself and what it means to call a place home. With Mike’s future uncertain, she must confront questions about love, duty, and the limits of support.
The novel follows Carrie through the emotional turmoil of accident recovery, exploring themes of self‑discovery, the boundaries of partnership, and the ways that crisis can force a person to redefine the life they once knew.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Ann Packer
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