An Accidental Woman: A Novel - Couverture rigide

An unforgettable story that explores the ways in which we limit our own chances of happiness - and the accidents of fate that can set us free.
Heather Malone has made her home in Lake Henry, New England, for the last fourteen years. Known for her kind, gentle nature, she lives with Micah Smith, a widower, and his two young daughters. When she is suddenly arrested by the FBI and charged with a murder in California some years back, the locals are bewildered.
Poppy Blake is Heather's closest friend. Since a snowmobile accident confined her to a wheelchair, she has worked hard to rebuild her life. However, it is her guilt over past mistakes, more than her present disability, which is holding her back.
Attracted to Poppy, writer Griffin Hughes is drawn back to Lake Henry and inadvertently provides the thread that leads the law to Heather. To redeem himself, he is compelled to solve the mystery of Heather's past. Along the way, he becomes key to freeing Poppy from her own past and helping her see the possibilities of a richer future.
Barbara Delinsky has written a tightly knit and compelling story that explores the consequences of denial and regret and celebrates the values of community, friendship, and ultimately the redemptive power of love.

Barbara Delinsky brings back Poppy Blake, from her stunning New York Times bestseller Lake News, in this deeply moving novel of life's second chances and the accidents of fate that can set us free....
Lake Henry, New Hampshire, is buzzing over the annual maple syrup harvestŠas well as the shocking revelation that longtime resident Heather Malone has been led away by the FBI, which claims the devoted stepmother and businesswoman fled the scene of a fatal accident in California years before. Poppy Blake, her best friend, is determined to prove Heather's innocence, while facing past mistakes of her own: she has never overcome her guilt from the snowmobile accident that killed her partner and left her paralyzed. Playing an unlikely role in both women's lives is investigative journalist Griffin Hughes, whose attraction to Poppy keeps him coming back to Lake Henry, even though he is secretly responsible for drawing the law closer to Heather. To redeem himself, Griffin sets out to solve the mystery surrounding Heather and becomes the key to freeing Poppy from her own regrets and showing her a rich new future.