Point Clear (Paperback)

Jennifer Paddock

ISBN 10: 0743287827 / ISBN 13: 9780743287821

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2006

About this Item

Paperback. Caroline Berry is lost at twenty-seven, living in New York -- not as the writer she once hoped to be but as an assistant at two part-time jobs. In an attempt to figure out a next step, she heads for Point Clear, Alabama, to spend several weeks relaxing at an old southern hotel on Mobile Bay -- unaware that it will soon lie in the direct path of Hurricane Ivan. Ignoring evacuation orders, Caroline hides out in the hotel and braves the storm alone. The next morning, she meets a mysterious man on the beach as he enters the churning water for a swim. He is Walker Galloway, a champion swimmer, which she discovers after learning of his disappearance in the newspaper. Realizing she is the last to have seen him, Caroline becomes entangled with his family and friends, and as she is gradually drawn in to Walker's world, she finds, at last, the story she was meant to tell. Point Clear is a compelling tale of one woman's quest for self -- who finds it only when searching for another. With this eagerly anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed "A Secret Word," Paddock has written the deeply affecting story of a young woman whose aimless life is transformed by a chance encounter. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9780743287821

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Point Clear (Paperback)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743287827
• ISBN 13: 9780743287821
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Caroline Berry is lost at twenty-seven, living in New York -- not as the writer she once hoped to be but as an assistant at two part-time jobs. In an attempt to figure out a next step, she heads for Point Clear, Alabama, to spend several weeks relaxing at an old southern hotel on Mobile Bay -- unaware that it will soon lie in the direct path of Hurricane Ivan.

Ignoring evacuation orders, Caroline hides out in the hotel and braves the storm alone. The next morning, she meets a mysterious man on the beach as he enters the churning water for a swim. He is Walker Galloway, a champion swimmer, which she discovers after learning of his disappearance in the newspaper. Realizing she is the last to have seen him, Caroline becomes entangled with his family and friends, and as she is gradually drawn in to Walker's world, she finds, at last, the story she was meant to tell.

Point Clear is a compelling tale of one woman's quest for self -- who finds it only when searching for another.

About the Author

Jennifer Paddock is the author of A Secret Word. She lives in Point Clear, Alabama.