It's the summer of 1983. Ronald Reagan is in the White House,
Princess Leia is on magazine covers, and Thea Knox is on the road.
Fresh out of college, Thea is driving solo from California to New
York. Her plan is to house-sit for her parents for the summer, but
they sell her childhood home on a whim, leaving Thea (once again)
to her own devices. She takes a detour to visit her Aunt Wendy in
Merdale, a college town nestled in the Kansas prairie. Unlike
Dorothy, Thea's adventure begins when she arrives in Kansas. Thea
is immediately surrounded by her aunt's group of friends, including
Julie, a bookstore owner; Nick, Julie's carpenter boyfriend; Bob, a
stoner wildlife rehabilitator; and Amira, a lawyer who works with
runaway girls. When she finds herself in love at first sight with
Jimmy Ward, a local with a hazy past, Thea decides to extend her
stay. Not everyone welcomes her into the fold, however, and Thea's
own past-including her distant best friend and erstwhile boyfriends
on either coast-is nipping at her heels. When she discovers a
terrible secret that could upend Jimmy's world, the spell of
happiness she has woven in this unlikely place threatens to break.
This compelling coming-of-age novel explores the search for
identity, love, friendship, and home, and celebrates the magic and
mystery that exist in even the most ordinary places.
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