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The Natural Order of Things
When 22-year-old Elizabeth Brenner lands in New Jersey with her 15-month-old daughter, Lotty, she doesn’t know a soul. And she prefers it that way. She’s struggling with her own demons—her family in Utah, who essentially threw her out, her ex-boyfriend Evan and father of her baby, and just enough money so that she won’t have to work for a little while. Three-and-a-half years later Elizabeth is running out of money and needs a job. But what can she do without an education or any real work experience?
When a job opening for a Bookmobile driver at her local library appears, she applies and gets the job. Now she begins to make friends: Estelle, a 95-year-old woman with a 70-year-old secret, Harper, a 16-year-old high school drop-out who isn’t homeless but might as well be, and Sabrina, a pregnant mother whose secret is so big that she won’t even tell her husband. As Elizabeth juggles all of her new friends’ needs, she meets her neighbor Jeff, and then she finds herself doing something she swore she would never do again…..
Full of surprising people with deeply moving stories, The Natural Order of Things will make you laugh and cry, ponder and hope.
When a job opening for a Bookmobile driver at her local library appears, she applies and gets the job. Now she begins to make friends: Estelle, a 95-year-old woman with a 70-year-old secret, Harper, a 16-year-old high school drop-out who isn’t homeless but might as well be, and Sabrina, a pregnant mother whose secret is so big that she won’t even tell her husband. As Elizabeth juggles all of her new friends’ needs, she meets her neighbor Jeff, and then she finds herself doing something she swore she would never do again…..
Full of surprising people with deeply moving stories, The Natural Order of Things will make you laugh and cry, ponder and hope.
- GenresFiction
357 pages, Paperback
Published April 10, 2018
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Judy Mollen Walters
9 books81 followersJudy Mollen Walters is the author of four novels, Start at the Beginning (2016), The place to Say Goodbye (2015), The Opposite of Normal (2014), and Child of Mine (2013). She can be reached at judymwalters@gmail.com.
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April 7, 2019
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From the first page, I was intrigued by how this story would play out and was not disappointed! The characters and scenes were well developed and well done. I could easily see it as a movie .Judy does such a great job creating these characters, that they come to life right off the pages. The author is not afraid to tackle grief and explore the consequences of loss. This is a totally absorbing story that flows beautifully. You meet extraordinary and memorable characters that you will fall in love with.It was so good it kept me up late into the night to finish it in one sitting. I literally could not put it down. This is one story that I will never forget! Highly recommended just make sure you have your tissues ready ! This is one book you have to read.
From the first page, I was intrigued by how this story would play out and was not disappointed! The characters and scenes were well developed and well done. I could easily see it as a movie .Judy does such a great job creating these characters, that they come to life right off the pages. The author is not afraid to tackle grief and explore the consequences of loss. This is a totally absorbing story that flows beautifully. You meet extraordinary and memorable characters that you will fall in love with.It was so good it kept me up late into the night to finish it in one sitting. I literally could not put it down. This is one story that I will never forget! Highly recommended just make sure you have your tissues ready ! This is one book you have to read.
October 20, 2018
Just finished reading the book The Natural Order of Things by my friend and author Judy Mollen Walters . I could not put this book down. The characters and storylines gripped me like nobody's business! Check it out at the SB public Library or order a copy off amazon. I loved every second of it! Thanks for another great read Judy!
May 17, 2022
I had to turn back and look for the publisher because this book felt amateurish. Self published. Way too many typos.
The story itself was interesting. And the author did a good job of storytelling and keeping the suspense about Evan going throughout the story, even though I was pretty darn sure why he didn’t just marry Elizabeth…and I was right.
The story itself was interesting. And the author did a good job of storytelling and keeping the suspense about Evan going throughout the story, even though I was pretty darn sure why he didn’t just marry Elizabeth…and I was right.
December 29, 2019
This is the worst book I ever read. I only kept reading it because sometimes I am pleasantly surprised at a book's ending. Not this time. It was awful. If possible to give a rating of less than one, I would happily rate this a zero.
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