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London from My Windows

by Mary Carter
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Ava Wilder's home in small-town Iowa is her sanctuary. A talented sketch artist with severe agoraphobia, Ava spends her days drawing a far more adventurous life than her invisible disability allows. Until she receives a package from London, explaining that she has inherited her Aunt Beverly's entire estate—on condition that she lives in Bev's West End flat for a year.
Once overseas, Ava wonders if she's simply swapped one prison for another. The streets and shops are intimidating, and Bev's home appears to be a drop-in center for local eccentrics. Worst of all, Bev left a list of impossible provisos to be overseen by her quirky, attractive solicitor. Ava is expected to go out—to experience clubs, pubs, and culture; to visit Big Ben, Hyde Park, and the London Eye. After years of viewing the world through a pane of glass, she's at the messy, complicated center of it. As exhilarated as she is terrified, will she be able to step up, step out, and claim the life she was meant for?
In an insightful, poignant novel, Mary Carter delves deep into self-discovery and the meaning of courage, exploring the fears that serve to protect us—until life calls us to connect at last.

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    July 28, 2015

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      • ISBN: 9781617737077
      • File size: 1792 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781617737077
      • File size: 1792 KB

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2015

      A traumatic childhood event changed Ava's worldview, and she eventually developed a hidden disability--agoraphobia. As a young woman living in Iowa and under the care of a therapist she is able to manage her disability most of the time. After her estranged Aunt Beverly dies, Ava learns she has been bequeathed her aunt's flat in London. But there are conditions: Ava must live there for a year and visit a number of tourist attractions in order to become the owner. She is determined to go, so with the help of her therapist and pharmaceuticals she arrives in London. She soon finds she has a roommate with whom she is in competition for the flat and meets her aunt's dishy lawyer, on whom she understandably develops a crush. Could Ava become a Londoner for life or will her aunt's well-meaning stipulations prove too much? VERDICT The author's comic flair lightens the mood without minimizing the seriousness of Ava's disability, while the city of London comes alive with vivid descriptions of many landmarks. For fans of women's fiction, the author's previous novels (Meet Me in Barcelona; Accidentally Engaged), and anyone interested in fiction dealing with agoraphobia.--Karen Core, Detroit P.L.

      Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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