Laru

One Season of Sunshine has a great cast of supporting characters, such as Laru, the small-town busybody who knows everyone; Vicki, Jane’s outspoken cousin; Riley, Asher’s difficult but sweet preteen daughter; and Levi, Asher’s precocious five-year-old son.

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“I—yes, I—” Jane was momentarily dumbstruck by how Laru Friedenberg could possibly know who she was, and in that breath, Laru turned her attention to Brenda again and began to tap a manicured finger on a counter, causing the very large diamond she was wearing to glint in the abundance of fluorescent lights.

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“I know exactly who Gwen Wright was,” Laru said unequivocally when Jane reached her.

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“That is what I call a thousand-watt smile,” Laru said with a wink.

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“The harm, Laru, is that we have rules to follow,” Brenda said, folding her arms across her chest.

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Let me tell you about Macy, Laru said, and proceeded to tell Jane how Macy had lost her husband in Afghanistan, and had eventually remarried, only to find her first husband was alive after all.

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True to her word, Laru came bouncing back about ten minutes later.

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Laru was right in that he had records of work schedules that went back three decades.

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I helped Susanna Price decorate that place, Laru said, pausing to tell the lady behind the counter that they needed two coffees.

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Laru trilled as Jane went out, the number clutched in her hand.

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