My iPad copy had missing words in some sentences. I read the whole book, even though I did not like or care about any of the characters. Or their town. The demise of bookstores is sad, but resurrecting them as pot dens is hardly the answer. I felt sad after reading this.

This is a fun little book with good, believable characters and is certainly not predictable. And, I don't get to read many books set in the town of my birth!

This is an engaging and original novel by an elegant storyteller! The reader develops personal relationships with the characters, and becomes part of their seaside community, behind the Redwood curtain in Northern California. When the last page is read and the book is closed, there's a twinge of sadness in knowing I won't see them again tomorrow.