What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

This is driving me crazy. My dad lives in Lincoln, MA and I was just telling him how, when I was in high school, I read a book where the characters ate at Dairy Joy (an ice cream place) near Lincoln, MA and there was some discussion about the houses there, I believe?? Maybe they were house hunting? This was a very minor part of the story (was only mentioned on one page) but is of course all I can remember about it. It could be a short story bc I have been into short stories since high school but may not be a short story. I remember it being sort of melancholy. I was in high school from 2003-2007 and I think it could have been a new release around then. I thought it was a Jhumpa Lahiri story bc so many of her stories take place around Boston but I recently re-read her books and no dice. I wanted to find this short story/book bc my dad really wants to read it. Sorry this isn’t giving you much at all to go on!

According to the Internet Archive, these books mention Dairy Joy and Lincoln:
Nineteen Minutes
Darkness Peering
Angel in the Front Room, Devil Out Back

Rosa thank you so much!! I believe it was actually Nineteen Minutes!

Here's a Google Books preview of Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult - Rosa's suggestion:

https://books.google.com/books?id=yxW... There are different cover images.

Should we mark your request as Solved?

Kris I found my copy and yes it was Nineteen Minutes! Thank you guys so much!

Wonderful! You're very welcome! I hope your dad likes it.