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Crazy Aunt Jean has offered Libby an escape from her hypercritical mother--a job and a place to live on her farm in the Texas Hill Country. Life on Aunt Jean's goat farm is both more wonderful and more mysterious than Libby could have imagined. Her first job is in a book shop. As Libby explores her new life, she meets the quirky characters who populate the small Texas town. Libby quickly falls in love with the local book-seller, a widowed couple, and a psychic who can read minds.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Parenthood & Family Fiction
Authors: Katherine Center
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