Ellen has been married to Sam for 18 years. Sam is a wonderful guy and a great father - but he is also an inventor. An unsuccessful inventor. She followed him around the country chasing his dreams until they finally landed in Portland Oregon. There they had two girls. Ellen was happy living in one place with her family and running her coffee/antique shop. Sam wasn't happy. He felt he couldn't sit in a cubicle and work for the rest of his life. So they mortgaged their house again so Sam could work on the baby beeper. Then they hit their savings. I bet you know where this is going! As the book begins we find out that Sam and Ellen have separated and the yellow clapboard Cape Cod she has loved has now been sold. The new owner to be has stopped by and Ellen can't stand her! If Ellen can't have the house she surely doesn't want "Jordan" to have it - the only solution is to burn it down.
I thought it was a great book.
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