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Starting from scratch

by Susan Ralph (2010)

About this book

With her inner Amazon steaming, reliable, compliant, Agatha Marple dumps her two-timing fiancé and runs away from the small town and the eccentric family stifling her dreams. Settling in a large city, she embarks on a self-improvement plan. Desperate to keep her inner Amazon from slipping back to second place and leaving her defenseless again against her need to please, she petitions the mythical powers of the universe. But, her careful plan and her Amazon side get thrown into turmoil when her eccentric grandmother and the man of her dreams show up and keep her off balance.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreStarting from scratch Lead Character

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