<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER - "Hannah examines whether love and commitment are enough to sustain a marriage when two people who have put their individual dreams on ice get a chance to defrost them . . . in fast-moving prose punctuated by snappy asides."--<i>People</i></b> <p/>Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a family. From a distance, their lives look picture perfect. But after the girls leave home, Jack and Elizabeth quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job, Elizabeth puts her own needs aside to follow him across the country. <p/>Then tragedy turns Elizabeth's world upside down. In the aftermath, she questions everything about her life--her choices, her marriage, even her long-forgotten dreams. In a daring move that shocks her husband, friends, and daughters, she lets go of the woman she has become--and reaches out for the woman she wants to be.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Kristin Hannah<br><b>Publisher:</b> Ballantine Books<br><b>Published:</b> 04/29/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 416<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.46lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.06h x 4.10w x 1.18d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780345450722<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Kristin Hannah </b>is the bestselling author of <i>On Mystic Lake</i>, <i>Angel Falls</i>, and <i>Summer Island</i>. She lives with her husband and son in the Pacific Northwest.</p>