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Judy Lindow (view spoiler) It was the son of the man who gave the party she went to as
Wallace's friend. The father suggested he take the sports car - but he chose the conservative car. We see some matchmaking and in the last pages when she looks at the pictures, she revisits the memory of her and Val hugging him at their wedding. Val's looks are a cross between an aviator and a judge. We have evidence that she's attracted to both the free spirit (Dicky, Tinker, Hank) and the judges (Wallace, Mason, Anne) IMO, the 2 she loves most have both aspects: Eve and Tinker. I think it's important that Val makes a quick entry and exit. I know I've crossed paths many times with some people. Plus, with the lack of interest at that time - it's apparent that the timing would not have been right. Sometimes we have to live through different things before we're ready. In the case of these two we see and learn that they are both career oriented and not prepared to make their commitments until they did some more living on their own.

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Janis there were a couple of clues, but the author used such a great tactic using his name in the first pages when one doesn't pay attention.....It was a fabulous method and I enjoyed very much when at a party his name was mentioned in full! haha It was genius!

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Cindi This was a point that annoyed me. She met Valentine at that party, only because his father (the host) told him to give her a ride, and the entire scene between them took about 1-1/2 pages and virtually not even any dialog, and he was never ever mentioned again. Then suddenly she's married to him?! Amongst all the implausible plot points, this one is the worst.

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Barbara Did anyone else get the impression that Val drove Katy into the city instead of returning to the party because he had a "thing" for Eve and like Katy he did not want to face the prospect of seeing what everyone thought would be the happy engaged couple?

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Barbara Traynor

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Jennifer Mcgown She married Valentine Hollingsworth, son of the people who owned the House in Oyster Point. She crashed a party there with Dickey and friends and was later invited to a party there thanks to Wallace Wolcott. She left with Valentine because she learned Tinker was going to propose to Eve and she knew she could not keep up the facade of nonchalance anymore.

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Rollie Mcnutt I was listening to the audio book and I thought she married the woman she shared the kiss with. That was a shocking twist. I was really confused until I read this thread. Thanks.

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Linda Barrett Valentine gave her a ride back to the city from the Long Island party she crashed with her friends. The party was at his house. He didn't have a "big" part in the book, but evidently they reconnected because she married him later on.

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