The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane: A Novel
The HomeSweetHome network has just announced that Janine Brown of Davenport, Iowa, is the big winner of its Free House Sweepstakes, and the prize is a gorgeous, fully loaded dream home in Maine. The network had no idea    , however,    that two Janine Browns live in Davenport, and they couldn’t be more different. Debilitatingly shy Janey Brown is the polar opposite of outgoing, gregarious Nean Brown, but they’re both ecstatic to hear that they’ve won the life-changing contest. While the logistics surrounding the dual contest winners are resolved, Janey and Nean find that they share so much more than the same name and hometown. Set in small-town Maine, this first novel is a story of rebuilding, recovery, and renewal. Harms has created two incredibly likable heroines, allowing the strengths of one woman to bolster the weaknesses of the other. While the central conflict of the story appears to be resolved fairly early, a succession of plot twists keeps the reader intrigued and invested. In the manner of Mary Kay Andrews and Jennifer Weiner, Harms’ novel is emotionally tender, touching, and witty. --Stephanie Turza