02377cam a2200397 i 4500 625766270 TxAuBib 20210309120000.0 210302s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2020078306 9780778331445 hardcover 077833144X hardcover (OCoLC)1240247165 NjBwBT NjBwBT eng eng rda rda FSP rda FSP rda FSP OCLCO GO6 OJ4 TXAAL TxAuBib FSP OCLCO GO6 OJ4 TXAAL TxAuBib rda Deveraux, Jude, author. Meant to be / Jude Deveraux. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Mira, [2021] ©2021. 414 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "It's 1972 and times are changing. In the small farming community of Mason, Kansas, Vera and Kelly Exton are known for their ambitions. Vera is an activist who wants to join her boyfriend in the Peace Corps. But she is doing her duty caring for her widowed mother and younger sister until Kelly is firmly established. Kelly is studying to become a veterinarian. She plans to marry her childhood sweetheart and eventually take over his father's veterinary practice. But it's a tumultuous time and neither sister is entirely happy with the path that's been laid out for her. As each evaluates her options, everything shifts. Do you do what's right for yourself or what others want? By having the courage to follow their hearts these women will change lives for the better and the effects will be felt by the generations that follow. Meant to Be delivers an emotional, smart, funny and wise lesson about the importance of being true to yourself"--book jacket. The award-winning author of "A Knight in Shining Armor" presents a historical family saga chronicling the lives and loves of three generations of women in a small Kansas community. 20210309. Veterinarians Fiction. Family-owned business enterprises Fiction. Sisters Fiction. Families Fiction. Kansas Fiction. Historical fiction. Love stories. Novels. Fiction. TXAAL