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A pregnant seventeen-year-old is left at a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma and secretly moves in
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What it is about
Novalee Nation is seventeen, pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend in a small Oklahoma town. With nowhere else to go, she secretly lives in the local Wal-Mart. The community slowly takes her in.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like warm, small-town stories.
What you will get
A cozy and emotional book club favorite. It was adapted into a 2000 film.
Where the Heart Is Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Small town · Single mother · Found family
Length
375 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Novalee Nation and the people who befriend her.
Setting
A small town in Oklahoma.
What makes it different
A warm story that grows out of a very unusual beginning.
Feel
Gentle, funny and heartwarming.
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