Home is where the heart is--and that's basically the crux of this story. Iwas surprised to see a few readers think that the author was trying to makefun of the big city or people who aren't from Walton, Georgia. They have missed the whole point. It's about finding the place to call home that's in one's ownheart--wherever that may be.Cassie Madison is at a crossroads. She comes home after 15 long years inManhattan to small town Georgia. In some ways, this is a fish out of waterstory--until Cassie learns what has been waiting in her own heart all thoseyears.I laughed and cried while reading this book. As a person born in New YorkCity and raised in New England, I don't think this book has made me want tomove south. But it did open my heart to all the things about my own memoriesof home--which made the story that much more poignant.Beautifully written and deeply moving, this is a book for my keeper shelf.And that is why I'm giving this book 5 stars.