On the Right Side of a Dream

May 1, 2005
Williams has written an entertaining sequel to " Dancing on the Edge of the Roof "(2002). Juanita Lewis' move from Columbus, Ohio, to Paper Moon, Montana, has afforded her the new life she so desperately set out to find. Yet she still feels wanderlust. In the middle of her new adventure to visit those places still on her list, her eccentric friend, Millie, dies. Returning to Paper Moon to attend the funeral forces her to reprioritize her dreams. Millie surprises the whole town and leaves Juanita an unexpected windfall. Overnight, Juanita goes from living, loving, and cooking at the diner to running a bed-and-breakfast and going to culinary school. For the first time in her life, she has financial independence, love, and too much on her plate. Juanita rises to the occasion, however, balancing work, school, and family. She no longer has to rely on romance novels to find love; she has found her own side of a dream.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2005, American Library Association.)