A resilient nurse and mother of five who becomes Novalee’s best friend.
A eccentric woman who takes Novalee in and offers her a real home. Where the Heart Is(2000)
The man who saved her, whose quiet devotion challenges Novalee’s belief that she isn't worthy of love. A resilient nurse and mother of five who
The story culminates in Novalee’s realization that "home" isn't a building or a town, but the people who stand by you when you have nothing. After years of feeling like an outsider, she finally lets go of her fears, repairs the Wal-Mart floor where Americus was born, and chooses a future with Forney. It is a journey of a girl who lost everything at a discount store only to find a wealth of love she never thought possible. The story culminates in Novalee’s realization that "home"
Left with nowhere to go and a superstitious fear of the number five, Novalee secretly takes up residence inside the store. She lives between the aisles by night and blends in with the customers by day, creating a makeshift home out of sheer necessity. This hidden life ends when she goes into labor on the floor of the store during a thunderstorm, rescued by a reclusive, bookish librarian named .