204 Rosewood Lane

✍ Scribed by Macomber, Debbie

• Book ID: 107075177
• Publisher: Mira
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 167 KB
• Series: Cedar Cove 2
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780778328612

✦ Synopsis

From Publishers Weekly

Life goes on in the small coastal town of Cedar Cove, Wash., as real life does everywhere with small dramas and personal epiphanies in this sedate slice-of-life drama. The last time readers visited Cedar Cove in Macomber's 16 Lighthouse Road, family court judge Olivia Lockhart had refused to grant a divorce to a young couple trying to come to terms with the loss of their infant daughter. This time around, Olivia has problems of her own; her ex-husband wants her back, which makes her on-again, off-again relationship with newspaper editor Jack Griffin even rockier. Elsewhere around town, Olivia's daughter finally follows her heart and marries her high school sweetheart instead of the troublemaking older man she'd been dating; Zach and Rose Cox find their marriage falling apart when Rosie begins neglecting her family for volunteer work; and Maryellen Sherman, the manager of the local art gallery, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an artist. Despite all these goings-on, the book's main focus is librarian Grace Sherman, whose husband of 35 years is still missing after disappearing six months earlier. The first few chapters, in which Macomber reacquaints readers with the town and its occupants, may feel sluggish to those familiar with the series, but this smooth yet simplistic offering will claim the reader's attention once the introductions are over. (Sept.)
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From Booklist

The second in Macomber's Cedar Cove series focuses on Grace, who is getting a divorce even though she still loves her husband, Dan. Months after his sudden departure, she is still shocked that after 35 years together he walked out of their house on Rosewood Lane without any explanation. With the help of her best friend, Judge Olivia Lockhart, and her two daughters, Kelly and Maryellen, Grace has finally realized that she must move on, and it isn't long before she catches the eye of a handsome divorce. But how can Grace date Cliff when there are still so many unanswered questions about Dan's strange disappearance? Meanwhile, Olivia and Maryellen experience romantic quandaries and moral dilemmas, as does a cast of enthralling secondary characters, including newlyweds Seth and Justine, soon-to-be divorced Zach and Rosie, and enigmatic chef Jon Bowman. Macomber's endearing characters offer courage and support to one another and find hope and love in the most unexpected places. Megan Kalan
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