If you're looking for a sweet and warmhearted summer read, check outAbbi Waxman’s new novel Adult Assembly Required.When Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles, trying to escape an overprotective family and the haunting memories of a terrible accident, she doesn’t expect to be homeless after a week –but a group of charming locals take her under their wing. Abbi Waxman is the author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and I was Told it Would Get Easier, and she excels at creating community and a sense of place in her novels, along with fun yet realistic characters and witty dialogue.
The Challenges Of Adulting In Abbi Waxman's Warmhearted Novel: Adult Assembly Required
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