Avon, New York, 2008, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 978-0-06-089239-5.  MMPB, 354+ pages.  Unread copy; light corner bends; pages lightly tanning.  ‘Her sleazy husband left her for a lingerie model … and her kids are busy with their own lives.  But before Miriam Elizabeth Swanson can work herself up into a true snit about it all, her newest tenant, Liz, arrives from Birmingham with plenty of troubles of her own.  And then Miriam meets a man named Harrison, who makes her laugh, makes her cry, and makes her feel like a brand-new woman. … Miriam’s escaping to the enchanted and mysterious land of Sullivans Island … a place where she can finally get her head on straight – and figure out that it’s not pride that’s going to keep her warm at night…’ (from rear wrap)