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After leaving a high‑cost, unsatisfactory marriage to a pornographer in Florida, Portia Kane returns to a South Jersey town that has remained unchanged from her less contented youth. Determined to find goodness in a world she still believes in, she resolves to help a beloved high‑school English teacher whose retirement was marred by a traumatic incident.
With the aid of a sassy nun, an ex‑heroin addict, a metal‑head boy, and her hoarder mother, Portia tackles the task of restoring the teacher’s reputation while confronting her own hopes and doubts. As she works to rebuild faith in humanity, the novel explores themes of self‑realization, marriage conflict, and the transformative power of community.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Matthew Quick
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