Sarah Addison Allen. (2015). First Frost: A Novel. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

Sarah Addison Allen. 2015. First Frost: A Novel. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost: A Novel. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2015.

Sarah Addison Allen. First Frost: A Novel. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2015.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of GARDEN SPELLS comes a story of the Waverley family, in a novel as sparkling as the first dusting of frost on new-fallen leaves...
It's October in Bascom, North Carolina, and autumn will not go quietly. As temperatures drop and leaves begin to turn, the Waverley women are made restless by the whims of their mischievous apple tree... and all the magic that swirls around it. But this year, first frost has much more in store.Claire Waverley has started a successful new venture, Waverley's Candies. Though her handcrafted confections—rose to recall lost love, lavender to promote happiness and lemon verbena to soothe throats and minds—are singularly effective, the business of selling them is costing her the everyday joys of her family, and her belief in her own precious gifts.
Sydney Waverley, too, is losing her balance. With each passing day she longs more for a baby— a namesake for her wonderful Henry. Yet the longer she tries, the more her desire becomes an unquenchable thirst, stealing the pleasure out of the life she already has.
Sydney's daughter, Bay, has lost her heart to the boy she knows it belongs to...if only he could see it, too. But how can he, when he is so far outside her grasp that he appears to her as little more than a puff of smoke?When a mysterious stranger shows up and challenges the very heart of their family, each of them must make choices they have never confronted before. And through it all, the Waverley sisters must search for a way to hold their family together through their troublesome season of change, waiting for that extraordinary event that is First Frost.
Lose yourself in Sarah Addison Allen's enchanting world and fall for her charmed characters in this captivating story that proves that a happily-ever-after is never the real ending to a story. It's where the real story begins.

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   • source: Fannie Flagg on Lost Lake
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     "You will love going to Lost Lake with Sarah Addison Allen and meeting all the fascinating characters who live there. This book is filled with mystery, magic, and wonderful surprises!"

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   • source: Joshilyn Jackson on Lost Lake
   • content: "Lost Lake is a love note to second chances, hopeful and entrancing, and I couldn't put it down."
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   • source: Entertainment Weekly on Lost Lake
   • content: "Sarah Addison Allen delivers a feel-good story with touches of magic."
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   • source: NPR on Lost Lake
   • content: "This imaginative, lyrical novel is an intricate web of magical misfits, Southern gothic charm and the power of new possibilities, both romantic and redemptive."
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   • source: Publishers Weekly on Lost Lake
   • content: "Her eccentric cast of characters and charming Southern setting will win readers over."
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   • source: Library Journal on Lost Lake
   • content: "Readers will want to release their cares and woes for full immersion in this novel's magical setting."
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   • source: Booklist (starred review) on Lost Lake
   • content: "This endearing tale of surprising second chances may just be her wisest work yet."
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   • content: "A feast of words...This is a story of love, loss, grief, and starting over--it is truly a treat to be savored."
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     November 24, 2014
     Allen (Lost Lake) takes the reader on a journey to the small town of Bascom, N.C., where the Waverley women are known for their unusual gifts: Claire has recently given up her catering business to market her Waverley candies, a booming business using natural ingredients such as lavender and honey. Sydney is a local hairdresser with a magic touch, luring women from all over town to book appointments. Sydney’s daughter, Bay, is a young teenager comfortable with her status as a social outcast—except as it affects her ability to befriend Josh Matteson, a popular boy at her high school. When a strange, elderly man comes to town and threatens to disrupt the peaceful Waverley existence, the family must pull together and rely on each woman’s unique talents. Allen has written a beautiful, lyrical story, complete with genuine characters whose depth reflects Allen’s skill as a writer. Allen’s fans will be eagerly awaiting her next.

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      Starred review from November 1, 2014
      Allen (Lost Lake, 2014) returns to the Waverley mansion, the setting of her first novel, Garden Spells (2007), to describe the wait for the first frost, a time when the backyard's magical apple tree loses its pale white blossoms in a blizzard-like flurry and puts the world back to rights. Claire and Sydney have gifts for setting things straight, too, through the food Claire cooks that can mend a broken heart and the hairstyles Sydney creates that can spark true love with just the flip of a curl. Sydney's teenage daughter, Bay, has a Waverley gift, too, that of knowing where things belong and who people are meant to be with. But in Bay's case, she belongs with Josh Matteson, a classmate who wants nothing to do with her. Can her aunt's food heal the pain? Can her mother's stylishness force him to notice her? Or can Bay do it all on her own? Thomas Wolfe was wrong. You can go home again, and in returning to the Waverley household, the winsomely wise Allen demonstrates that sometimes it's necessary to embrace the magic to find out what's real in life and in one's own heart.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)

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      August 1, 2014
      

      Continuing the magic she conjured in Garden Spells, New York Times best-selling author Allen opens ten years after the events in that book, when Claire Waverley met Tyler and adjusted to the reappearance of outrageous half-sister Sydney. Now Claire is married to Tyler and adjusting to the return of her father, who comes bearing unwanted news. With a one-day laydown and a reading group guide.

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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      November 15, 2014
      

      A special "aura" surrounds the Waverley women of Bascom, NC. Some say they have magical powers. Whatever the explanation, as long as she can remember, teenage Bay's keen intuition has never steered her wrong in decisions of the heart. Bay's Aunt Claire knows just the elements to add to a cake or pie to transform the emotions of all those who indulge in the delicacies she serves at her popular catering business. Then, at the first sweep of winter weather, changes occur. The Great Bandit appears in town, causing the women to question their histories, testing the strong family bonds they've forged. Is Claire really who she appears? Can a new romance thrive in spite of the ominous shadow the past casts on it? VERDICT Fans of Allen (The Peach Keeper; The Sugar Queen) will recognize familiar characters from her 2007 Garden Spells. This novel features charming characters, exploration of the family ties that bind and captivate us, and a touch of the supernatural, which will especially please longtime Allen readers. [See Prepub Alert, 7/14/14.]--Julia M. Reffner, Fairport, NY

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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It's October in Bascom, North Carolina, and autumn will not go quietly. As temperatures drop and leaves begin to turn, the Waverley women are made restless by the whims of their mischievous apple tree... and all the magic that swirls around it. But this year, first frost has much more in store.Claire Waverley has started a successful new venture, Waverley's Candies. Though her handcrafted confections—rose to recall lost love, lavender to promote happiness and lemon verbena to soothe throats and minds—are singularly effective, the business of selling them is costing her the everyday joys of her family, and her belief in her own precious gifts.
Sydney Waverley, too, is losing her balance. With each passing day she longs more for a baby— a namesake for her wonderful Henry. Yet...

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