Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls returns to North Bath, in upstate New York, and to the characters that captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of readers in his beloved best sellers Nobody's Fool and Everybody's Fool. Ten years after the death of the magnetic Donald "Sully" Sullivan, the town of North Bath is going through a major transition as it is annexed by its much wealthier neighbor, Schuyler Springs. Peter, Sully's...

Helene, a fortyish woman involved in a loveless relationship with the owner of the village tavern; William, a drawf who cherishes the thought that Helene's mother, dead for two years, would one day have married him; and Stella, a teenager whose love for Darryl must take second place to her mother's needs; all try to break out of the dullness of their lives and find happiness.

"Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don't leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she's so set on going her annual book club retreat this year-she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures-no matter what. But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town...