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03235aam a2200565Ii 4500 001 9E1B34B6ED3911ECB65603C543ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220616010025 007 tb 008 220419t20222022nyu ed 000 1 eng d 020 $a 059360895X 020 $a 9780593608951 035 $a (OCoLC)1327716386 040 $a LMJ $b eng $e rda $c LMJ $d OMN $d OI6 $d IOU $d SILO 050 04 $a PS3608.O49435456 $b F59 2022 082 04 $a 813/.6 $2 23 100 1 $a Holmes, Linda $c (Radio talk show host), $e author. 245 10 $a Flying solo : $b a novel / $c Linda Holmes. 250 $a First large print edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Random House Large Print, $c [2022] 300 $a 403 pages (large print) ; $c 24 cm 340 $n large print $2 rdafs 520 $a "Smarting from her recently canceled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety-three. Alongside boxes of Polaroids and pottery, a mysterious wooden duck shows up at the bottom of a cedar chest. Laurie's curiosity is piqued, especially after she finds a love letter to the never-married Dot that ends with the line "And anyway, if you're ever desperate, there are always ducks, darling." Laurie is told that the duck has no financial value. But after it disappears under suspicious circumstances, she feels compelled to figure out why anyone would steal a wooden duck--and why Dot kept it hidden away in the first place. Suddenly Laurie finds herself swept up in a righteous caper that has her negotiating with antiques dealers and con artists, going on after-hours dates at the local library, and reconnecting with her oldest friend and her first love. Desperate to uncover her great-aunt's secrets, Laurie must reckon with her own past and her future--and ultimately embrace her own vision of flying solo. With a cast of unforgettable characters and a heroine you will root for from page one, Flying Solo is a wonderfully original story about growing up, coming home, and learning to make a life for yourself on your own terms."--Back cover. 650 0 $a Single women $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Family secrets $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Great-aunts $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Antiques $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Self-actualization (Psychology) $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Maine $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Large type books. 655 7 $a Humorous fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 15 945 $a lpt 952 $l UGPF911 $d 20231207020447.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20231012020016.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230801010326.0 952 $l WKPE185 $d 20230310013727.0 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20221122011107.0 952 $l YLPC314 $d 20221101010811.0 952 $l WUPB305 $d 20220927013050.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220903010234.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20220902010725.0 952 $l CIPB482 $d 20220901010136.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220802013725.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20220802012213.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20220802010203.0 952 $l HHPC765 $d 20220630012451.0 952 $l SNPC104 $d 20220628113733.0 $m SNPC104 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9E1B34B6ED3911ECB65603C543ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search