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Open house a novel

Abandoned at forty-two, Samantha must make a new life for herself and her eleven-year-old son. After a shopping spree--at her husband's expense--she decides to take in borders for an income. King, who helps Samantha's first tenat move in, becomes a friend and encourages her independence.

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  • "Unabridged."
  • "Abandoned at forty-two, Samantha must make a new life for herself and her eleven-year-old son. After a shopping spree--at her husband's expense--she decides to take in borders for an income. King, who helps Samantha's first tenat move in, becomes a friend and encourages her independence."@en
  • "Samantha strives to construct a life for her and her son after her divorce with help from her eccentric mother. She takes in boarders, and in opening her house to strangers learns to open her heart."@en
  • "When Samantha Morrow's husband leaves her and their eleven-year-old son she is faced with the terrifying prospect of having to recreate her whole life. After a few faltering steps she starts to put the pieces into place. She fends off her mother, and opens her house to a series of lodgers. And she makes a friend, King, a graduate turned handyman, who shows her that she holds the key to her own future and happiness."@en
  • "When her husband leaves, Samantha Morrow has to put life back together for herself and her son. Her mother fixes her up on dates, and a new friend suggests a job. In order to make the mortgage payments, and give herself time to remember who she was before she became half a couple, she takes in boarders."@en
  • "Deeply felt, beautifully observed, and written with perfect emotional pitch, Open house is the unforgettable story of how a woman re-creates her life after divorce by opening her house to strangers and her heart to the simple miracle of possibility."@en
  • "Deeply felt, beautifully observed, and written with perfect emotional pitch, Open house is the unforgettable story of how a woman re-creates her life after divorce by opening her house to strangers and her heart to the simple miracle of possibility."
  • "Samantha's husband has left her, and after a spree of overcharging at Tiffany's, she settles down to reconstruct a life for herself and her young son. To meet her mortgage payments, Sam decides to take in boarders. The first is an older woman who offers sage advice and sorely needed comfort; the second, a maladjusted student who is not so helpful. A new friend suggests that Sam get out, get going, get work. But her real work is this: In order to emerge from grief and the past, she has to learn how to make her own happiness..."
  • "After her husband divorces her, Samantha Morrow must strive to reconstruct a life for herself and her 11-year-old son, with help from her eccentric mother. For financial reasons, Samantha decides to take in boarders, and in opening her house to strangers learns to open her heart to possiblity."@en
  • "Ginny Young embarks on a journey home to see the mother she has not spoken to in thirty-five years and to discover the truth about events from the past that determined the course of her life."
  • "Abandoned at forty-two, Samantha must make a new life for herself and her eleven-year-old son. After a shopping spree-- at her husband's expense-- she decides to take in boarders for an income. King, who helps Samntha's first tenant move in, becomes a friend and encourages her independence."
  • "Abandoned at forty-two, Samantha must make a new life for herself and her eleven-year-old son. After a shopping spree-- at her husband's expense-- she decides to take in boarders for an income. King, who helps Samntha's first tenant move in, becomes a friend and encourages her independence."@en
  • "When Samantha's husband leaves her, she starts taking in boarders to meet her mortgage payments. The first is an older woman, who offers advice and comfort; the second a maladjusted student who is not so helpful. A new friend suggests that she get out, get going, and get work. But first she must learn to make her own happiness."

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  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Talking books"@en
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  • "Electronic audio books"@en
  • "Playaways"
  • "Sound recordings"
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  • "Audiobooks (Playaway)"@en
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Open house a novel"@en
  • "Open house a novel"
  • "Open House Read by Becky Ann Baker"@en
  • "Open house : a novel"@en
  • "Open house [a novel]"@en
  • "Open house [a novel]"
  • "Open House"
  • "Open House"@en
  • "Open house"@en
  • "Open house"

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