Larger	Carly (The Women of Ivy Manor) Author: Lyn Cote
	Book Information Publisher: FaithWords Book Type: Paperback Rating: 8 ISBN-13: 9780446694360 - ISBN-10: 0446694363 Publication Date: 4/11/2006 Pages: 304

Carly Lorraine Sinclair grows up in the home of her fiercely strong mother, Leigh. Naturally timid, Carly finds that constantly trying to please Leigh by hiding her own fears only increases her insecurities. In a bold attempt to face them head-on, she joins the Army. Through the military Carly confronts her self-doubt, realizing when sent to Kuwait as part of Operation Desert Storm that facing fears is crucial to survival. After she is wounded, she returns to Ivy Manor and the nursing care of three generations of women who have faced their own warspersonal or otherwise. Carly must determine whether she can cope with her new physical needs and find peace . . . and finally, love.