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About This Book:

Title: Where the Heart Is

Other Available Formats:
Audio Cassette, 1995
Hardcover, 1995
Audio Cassette, 1995
Audio Cassette, 1995
Hardcover, 1995
Paperback, 1996
Audio Cassette, 1999
Audio Cassette, 1999
Audio Cassette, 1999
Prebinding, 2001

Synopsis
Novalee Nation heads this first novel. A feisty young woman who is seven months pregnant when she leaves her Tennessee trailer park with her boyfriend, she is abandoned outside a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma. Living on canned goods and sleeping behind the water heater, Novalee carries her pregnancy to term, and her child becomes known as the Wal-Mart baby. Novalee eventually gets a job at the Wal-Mart, and makes a life for herself and her child.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        376 Pages
Weight:        0.8 Pounds
Height:         8.3 Inches
Width:          5.3 Inches
Thickness:    1.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
Abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma, Novalee Nation, 17 years old and seven months pregnant, soon discovers the treasures hiding in this small Southwest town. "A heartfelt, gratifying read".--"Publishers Weekly".



Industry Reviews
"Fresh and engaging...Novalee leads the reader on a never-to-be forgotten journey."


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Where the Heart Is and it was written by Billie Letts. This edition of Where the Heart Is is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is June 1998 and it has a suggested retail price of $13.99. There are 376 pages in the book and it was published by Grand Central Pub. The 10 digit ISBN is 0446672211 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780446672214. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.