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by Clark (Author)
Olive and the Blue Dragon: A STEM College Romance & Later-in-Life Love Story offers the reader two heroines from different generations to root for: 20-year-old Kiera, who left her island home in Queensland to pursue her dreams, and American Hannah, a 50-year-old mother from Texas who is trying to navigate how to help her adult son, Ryan, heal following a family tragedy.
A chance meeting at a beach cleanup changes their lives forever.
Kiera and Ryan develop a friendship, bonding over the loss of a parent and their shared passion for protecting the oceans. Many sea adventures await them. Meanwhile, Hannah encounters Colin, a know-it-all history professor and ladies' man. Attempting to keep him at arm's length, their worlds intertwine after a crisis leads her to offer support for the sake of his 9-year-old twins with autism, Simon and Sam.
Finding happiness is a challenge for the two women, as they strive to conquer personal demons and cope with the frequent nightmares that haunt them both.
The novel is dedicated to the marine biologists who work to preserve our oceans and the engineers developing inventions to combat global warming.
Includes Book Club Group Discussion Questions.
A chance meeting at a beach cleanup changes their lives forever.
Kiera and Ryan develop a friendship, bonding over the loss of a parent and their shared passion for protecting the oceans. Many sea adventures await them. Meanwhile, Hannah encounters Colin, a know-it-all history professor and ladies' man. Attempting to keep him at arm's length, their worlds intertwine after a crisis leads her to offer support for the sake of his 9-year-old twins with autism, Simon and Sam.
Finding happiness is a challenge for the two women, as they strive to conquer personal demons and cope with the frequent nightmares that haunt them both.
