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In her witty, wry, insightful new novel, Roz Bailey follows the adventures of one woman whoâs discovering a new stateâand a whole new state of mind⌠Some signs are hard to ignoreâŚWhen Ruby Dixonâs car is stolenâagainâon the day her husband is offered a job in Portland, Oregon, the message seems clear. Itâs time to give up stressful New York living in favor of bucolic bliss in the Great Northwest.Others you donât see until itâs too lateâŚNow Ruby, Jack, and their three children have a palatial house in a peaceful burb, and everythingâs perfect. Except that Ruby canât get a decent haircut, canât seem to crack her neighborsâ shellsâŚand Jack is constantly away on business. If it wasnât for her new friend Ariel, another transplanted New Yorker whoâs earned the ire of the local PTA, Ruby would be about ready to cry uncle. And some guide you right where you need to beBut if life is dependable for one thing, itâs unexpected turns, leaving Ruby and her children in a far from familiar place. Their new situation is beyond terrifyingâŚBut itâs also somehow exhilarating. Because Ruby is about to find out just what can happen when there are no compromises, no safety nets, and no rules to follow but your ownâŚ