This is the story of a woman named Mary Gooch. As the story opens, Mary is waiting for her husband to return home. When he doesn't return, she ends up going in search of him. Eventually, she receives a letter telling her that he has left, but has won a lottery and shared his winnings with her, providing her with money in their bank account. This allows Mary to go in search of him, and eventually she finds peace within herself.
The story itself is a simple one, but the way that Lansens creates her characters is really amazing. As a reader, I was dissapointed with Mary at first. Lansens spends a lot of time describing how overweight Mary is at first, and it wasn't until she overcomes her eating disorder that I realized that there was a reason that Lansens described her in such detail: she has a problem that she is aware of, but she seems powerless against it. It was interesting to watch how Mary develops as a character and overcomes her addiction to food.
Lansens is a wonderful author who has the ability to allow her stories to develop naturally. Mary's journey seems realistic and ending leaves you satisfied. While this is not my favorite of Lansesn's books, I did enjoy it.
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