num_pages: 325
description: A delightful novel about two headstrong sisters a small towns efforts to do right by the community and the power of a lost dog to summon true loveNora the owner of the Miss Guthrie Diner is perfectly happy serving up apple cider donuts coffee and eggs-any-way-you-like-em to her regulars and she takes great pleasure in knowing exactly whats the usual. But her life is soon shaken when she discovers she and her free-spirited younger sister Kit stand to inherit the home and land of the towns beloved cake lady Peggy Johnson.Kit an aspiringand brokefilmmaker thinks her problems are solved when she and Nora find out Peggy was in the process of selling the land to a big-box developer before her death. The people of Guthrie are dividedsome want the opportunities the development will bring while others are staunchly against any changeand they arent afraid to leave their opinions with their tips.Time is running out and the sisters need to make a decision soon. But Nora isnt quite ready to let go of the land complete with a charming farmhouse an ancient apple orchard and the clues to a secret life that no one knew Peggy had. Troubled by the conflicting needs of the town and confused by her growing feelings towards Elliot the big-box developers rep Nora throws herself into solving the one problem that everyone in town can agree onfinding Peggys missing dog Freckles.When a disaster strikes the diner the community of Guthrie bands together to help her and Nora discovers that doing the right thing doesnt always mean giving up your dreams.
language: English
title: The Late Bloomers' Club
publisher: Pamela Dorman Books