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Ave Maria Mulligan is 35, a spinster and her mother has just died. Ave Maria runs the local drug store along with being in the rescue squad and directing the town play but she still feels unsatisfied. Her mother leaves Ave Maria a note concerning a secret about her birth which helps change her life. I liked the many characters in the town and Ave Maria. There's just something about the writing style that I didn't entirely like. One character constantly refers to her spouse as "my husband" instea
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I really like this book, but I haven't read any of the others in this series. I going to have to get moving.
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Ava Maria is a 35 year old "spinster" pharmacist who has just lost her mother when the story opens. She discovers things she never knew about herself and along the way, what she wants out of life. I liked that the story took place in 1978-79, it was a time in my life I remember well, and can relate to Ava as a young woman during that time. I loved the friendships she had with several of the people in town, but I didn't get the point of why she (view spoiler)
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Jul 19, 2010
Debbie Hoffman
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it was amazing
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Dot
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Dec 03, 2015
Amanda
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Kate
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