The Best Place (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780979179075)

An irritating best friend gained during a childhood spent in a Catholic orphanage, a father who became a Communist and went to Russia in the 1930s, and 3:00 a.m. visits to The Pancake House. Such is the life of Lyla Hopewell. But in the summer of 2005, when her old boyfriend Bill has a heart attack, her best friend Bel really gets on her nerves, and Finn Fest comes to Marquette, things will change for Lyla. Joined by a cast of Marquette's most eccentric and endearing characters-the foul-mouthed fourteen-year-old Josie; ninety-three-year-old Eleanor, still trying to fix her little brother's love life; ex-boyfriend and blunt womanizer, Bill; blind Mary Mitchell and her ornery sister Florence; the sweet but romantically confused cabdriver Sybil; and many, many more-Lyla recounts her life-story as she comes to terms with her past. After years of feeling unloved, neglected, frustrated, and unfulfilled, can Lyla finally find her own best place?

Author: Tyler R. Tichelaar
ISBN-10: 0979179076
ISBN-13: 9780979179075
Publisher: Tyler R Tichelaar
Language: English
Published: 06/13/2013
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.88d