"Literary" . . "2001-" . . . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . . . . . "\"At Madeline's Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, local residents scrapbook their memories and make new ones. But across town, other Avalonians are struggling to free themselves of the past ... Enter Bettie Shelton, the irascible founder of the Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society. Under Bettie's guidance, even the most reluctant of Avalon's residents come to terms with their past and make bold decisions about their future. But when the group receives unexpected news about their steadfast leader, they must pull together to create something truly memorable.\"--Provided by publisher." . . "\"At Madeline's Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, local residents scrapbook their memories and make new ones. But across town, other Avalonians are struggling to free themselves of the past ... Enter Bettie Shelton, the irascible founder of the Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society. Under Bettie's guidance, even the most reluctant of Avalon's residents come to terms with their past and make bold decisions about their future. But when the group receives unexpected news about their steadfast leader, they must pull together to create something truly memorable.\"--Provided by publisher."@en . . "The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society : a novel" . "The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society : a novel"@en . . "A poignant and heartwarming story about a group of women who form deep friendships through their love of scrapbooking - as memories are preserved, dreams are shared, and surprising truths are revealed. A novel about heart, about family and finding ourselves in places where we least expect from the bestselling author of Friendship Bread."@en . "Contemporary fiction. Large Print. At Madeline's Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, six women find their memories are shaping their future. Young Connie Colls, fiercely independent and full of promise longs for a past she never had. Isabel Kidd is anxious to move forward but is still paralysed by the consequences of her late husband's love affair. After spending many years living a life on her own terms, Yvonne Tate finds that she can't outwit her past. For Ava Catalina, reaching out to hold on to precious memories means rekindling old hurts while Frances Latham sees her dream for a daughter dashed when tragedy strikes. And then there's irascible Bettie Shelton, founder and president of the Avalon Scrapbooking Society, who helps others create lasting memories of their past but finds the pages of her own albums empty. As the women gather to scrapbook the details of their lives, they discover that things are not always as they seem. By turns humorous, wise, and deeply moving, The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society is a luminous reminder that the things we hold most dear will last a lifetime." . . "Avalon ladies scrapbooking society"@pl . . "Welcome to Avalon, Illinois, pop. 4,243. At Madeline's Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, local residents scrapbook their memories and make new ones. But across town, other Avalonians are struggling to free themselves of the past: Isabel Kidd is fixing up her ramshackle house while sorting through the complications of her late husband's affair. Ava Catalina is mourning the love of her life and helping her young son grow up without his father. Local plumber Yvonne Tate is smart, beautiful, and new to Avalon, but finds that despite a decade of living life on her own terms, the past has a way of catching up, no matter where she goes. And Frances Latham, mother to a boisterous brood of boys, eagerly anticipates the arrival of a little girl from China -- unprepared for the emotional roller coaster of foreign adoption. Enter Bettie Shelton, the irascible founder of the Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society. Under Bettie's guidance, even the most reluctant of Avalon's residents come to terms with their past and make bold decisions about their future. But when the group receives unexpected news about their steadfast leader, they must pull together to create something truly memorable." . "The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society" . . "The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society"@en . "At Madeline's Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, six women find their memories are shaping their future. Young Connie Colls, fiercely independent and full of promise longs for a past she never had. Isabel Kidd is anxious to move forward but is still paralysed by the consequences of her late husband's love affair. After spending many years living a life on her own terms, Yvonne Tate finds that she can't outwit her past. For Ava Catalina, reaching out to hold on to precious memories means rekindling old hurts while Frances Latham sees her dream for a daughter dashed when tragedy strikes. And then there's irascible Bettie Shelton, founder and president of the Avalon Scrapbooking Society, who helps others create lasting memories of their past but finds the pages of her own albums empty. As the women gather to scrapbook the details of their lives, they discover that things are not always as they seem. By turns humorous, wise, and deeply moving, The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society is a luminous reminder that the things we hold most dear will last a lifetime." . . . "THE AVALON LADIES SCRAPBOOKING SOCIETY"@en . . . . "Five disparate women are brought together by a local scrapbooking society and grow close to each other as they work to create something truly memorable after some unexpected news about their irascible leader." . . "Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society, The" . . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . "The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society a novel" . . . . . . . . . "W Herbaciarni Madeline, popularnym miejscu spotkań towarzyskich, mieszkanki Avalon utrwalają swoje wspomnienia na kartach własnoręcznie robionych albumów i dzielą się doświadczeniami. Dla niektórych osób konfrontacja z przeszłością okazuje się bolesna: Isabel Kidd remontuje dom, usiłując jednocześnie stawić czoło konsekwencjom romansu, w jaki przed kilkoma laty zaangażował się jej nieżyjący już mąż; Ava Catalina opłakuje śmierć ukochanego i samotnie wychowuje syna; inteligentna i atrakcyjna Yvonne Tate odkrywa, że pomimo dziesięciu lat życia na własny rachunek wciąż nie potrafi wyzwolić się od niechcianych wspomnień; Frances Latham, matka trójki niesfornych chłopców, z utęsknieniem czeka na przyjazd przybranej córeczki z Chin, nie zdając sobie sprawy, ile łez i nieprzespanych nocy będzie kosztować ją decyzja o adopcji. Do akcji wkracza Bettie Shelton. Dzięki jej radom mieszkańcy Avalon dokonują rozrachunku z przeszłością i odważnie planują swoją przyszłość. A gdy dowiadują się o nieszczęściu, jakie niespodziewanie dotyka ich niezłomną przyjaciółkę, postanawiają stworzyć specjalnie dla niej coś prawdziwie wyjątkowego." . "Powieść amerykańska"@pl . . . . . "Uśmiech Madeline"@pl . "Uśmiech Madeline" . . . "Large type books" . . "The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society : a Novel"@en . . "The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society : a Novel" . . . . . "Female friendship Fiction." . . "Cooking Fiction." . . "Illinois" . . "Illinois." . "Female friendship." . . . . "Contemporary Women" . . "Family Saga" . . "Prószyński Media." . . "Scrapbooking Fiction." . . "Cooking." . . "Scrapbooking." . . "Large type books." . . "FICTION / General" . . "Fiction." . .