Flying Solo

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Holmes, Linda	4-week checkout	Due 01-07-2025
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Holmes, Linda	4-week checkout	Due 12-14-2024
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Holmes, Linda	4-week checkout	Due 11-07-2024

"A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over. Smarting from her recently cancelled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety. Along with boxes of Polaroids and pottery, a mysterious wooden duck shows up at the bottom of a cedar chest. Laurie's curiosity is piqued, especially after she finds a love letter to the never-married Dot that ends with the line, "And anyway, if you're ever desperate, there are always ducks, darling." Laurie is told that the duck has no financial value. But after it disappears under suspicious circumstances, she feels compelled to figure out why anyone would steal a wooden duck-and why Dot kept it hidden away in the first place. Suddenly Laurie finds herself swept up in a righteous caper that has her negotiating with antiques dealers and con artists, going on after-hours dates at the local library, and reconnecting with her oldest friend and first love. Desperate to uncover her great-aunt's secrets, Laurie must reckon with her past, her future, and ultimately embrace her own vision of flying solo"-- Provided by publisher.

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Enjoyable, unique story submitted by jcesch on June 25, 2022, 9:11pm Holmes' first book changed how I live my life, so I had rather high expectations for this second novel. While not as influential as her first, I enjoyed it, particularly as it is a non-traditional romance novel. It is the only book I've read that has explored the choices of marriage vs. singleness in a way that shows that there are perhaps false assumptions on both sides.

good but not great submitted by gw on August 3, 2023, 1:58pm The story was original and not predictable, and the characters were well developed. It was a slow read and I liked it but didn't love it.

Quick beach read submitted by Bethybeth07 on August 14, 2023, 1:20pm Loved this nontraditional romance. A quick read and easy to get wrapped into

A good read submitted by dailyreader on June 28, 2024, 9:33am Easy read, non-traditional romance with some surprises and fun throughout