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false <![CDATA[Islands]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171451930m/99737.jpg 99737 15 Anny Butler is a caretaker, a nurturer, first for her own brothers and sisters, and then as a director of an agency devoted to the welfare of children. What she has never had is a real family. That changes when she meets and marries Lewis Aiken, an exuberant surgeon fifteen years older than Anny. When they marry, she finds her family—not a traditional one, but a group of Charleston childhood friends who are inseparable, who are one another's surrogate family. They are called the Scrubs, and they all, in some way, have the common cord of family. Instantly upon meeting them at the old beach house on Sullivan's Island, which they co-own, Anny knows that she has found home and family. They vow that, when the time comes, they will find a place where they can live together by the sea. Bad things begin to happen—a hurricane, a fire, deaths—but still the remaining Scrubs cling together. They are watched over and bolstered by Camilla Curry, the heart and core of their group, always the healer. Anny herself allows Camilla to enfold and to care for her. It is the first time she has felt this kind of love and support. 2524977 2004 Islands total:463|5:86|4:173|3:154|2:42|1:8| 463 1676 603 57 1 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 14:48:04 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 07:09:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 05:27:35 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 06:16:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun May 10 18:09:05 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 11:29:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 18:09:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 23 06:04:23 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 06:05:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 19:06:22 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 17:43:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 11 18:21:15 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 18:28:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Apr 16 07:40:28 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 07:42:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 09:43:20 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 09:46:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 11:05:02 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:58:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 26 19:27:54 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 19:29:15 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 01:24:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 20:22:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 06:03:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 06:09:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:07:20 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:08:56 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Mon Jul 06 14:14:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 18:50:54 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 15:15:16 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 17:59:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:00:40 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:03:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:04:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:05:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 09:29:07 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 09:29:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 19:14:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 19:15:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 06 21:10:51 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 18:43:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=99737