Wow....I really loved this novel! I don't know how she keeps getting better.
I really liked the "Author's Note".
"Some might argue that Three Pines itself isn't real, and they'd be right, but limited in their view. The village does not exist physically. But I think of it existing in ways that are far more important and powerful. Three Pines is a state of mind. When we choose tolerance over hate. Kindness over cruelty. Goodness over bullying. When we choose to be hopeful, not cynical. Then we live in Three Pines.
I don't always make those choices, but I do know when I'm in the wilderness, and when I'm in the bistro. I know where I want to be, and I know how to get there. And so do you--otherwise you would still not be with me, reading this."