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Prologue and Fall: Chapters 1-5

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Holmes, Linda. Evvie Drake Starts Over. Ballantine Books, 2019. E-book.

• The prologue, entitled First, begins on page 3.

• Evvie Drake is getting ready to leave her husband Tim before his shift is over at the hospital, but Evvie has not told a single person about her plans.

• Evvie gets a blue suitcase out of the closet, packs it, and puts it into the backseat of her car.

• The suitcase is covered with travel stickers.

• Evvie places an envelope full of cash into the glove compartment and the narrator states that while Evvie does not think Tim would close accounts or make off with all their money, Evvie is not positive of that fact.

• As Evvie walks back toward the house to get a few more of her belongings before she makes her...

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