The Way Life Should Be

By Christina Baker Kline,

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train, and the critically acclaimed author of Bird in Hand, comes a novel of love, risk, and self-discovery—includes a special PS section featuring insights, interviews, and more.

Angela can feel the clock ticking. She is single in New York City,…

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1 author picked The Way Life Should Be as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This story appealed to me on many levels. Thirty-three-year-old Angela dreams of a perfect life in a magazine photograph of a lovely cottage in Maine.

This dream leads her to start an online romance with Maine Catch, a handsome sailing instructor whom she paints into her photograph of the perfect life. Throwing caution to winds, she moves from New York to Maine to be near him. All too soon, she realizes her new life is far from magazine-perfect. Even so, she assimilates herself into the small community and makes friends with a delightful cast of characters.

She never forgets her…

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