NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â?¢ Kristin Hannah is beloved by readers around the world for her unique blend of powerful emotion and exquisite storytelling. In Comfort & Joy, she offers a modern-day fairy taleâ??the story of a woman who gets a miraculous chance at happiness. Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now, as the holiday approaches, she is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and alone, she canâ??t summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating. So without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When an unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods of the Olympic rainforest, Joy makes a bold decision to leave her ordinary life behindâ??to just walk awayâ??and thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined. In the small town of Rain Valley, six-year-old Bobby Oâ??Shea is facing his first Christmas without a mother. Unable to handle the loss, Bobby has closed himself off from the world, talking only to his invisible best friend. His father Daniel is beside himself, desperate to help his son cope. Yet when the little boy meets Joy, these two unlikely souls form a deep and powerful bond. In helping Bobby and Daniel heal, Joy finds herself again. But not everything is as it seems in quiet Rain Valley, and in an instant, Joyâ??s world is ripped apart, and her heart is broken. On a magical Christmas Eve, a night of impossible dreams and unexpected chances, Joy must find the courage to believe in a loveâ??and a familyâ??that canâ??t possibly exist, and go in search of what she wants . . . and the ne… (más)
This was actually a good book. It was my first time ever reading anything by this author and I loved it. her writing is to the point and she knows how to keep you interested for sure. ( )
Joy Candellaro is a recently divorced librarian in Bakersfield, California. As the Christmas season approaches, she is very unhappy. Upon arriving home, she finds her sister Stacey pregnant and offering a wedding invitation to her and Joy's ex-husband's wedding in June. Joy drives to the airport and buys a ticket on a charter going to the Pacific Northwest. Unfortunately, the plane crashes and she decides to walk away from her former life. She ends up in Rain Valley, Washington, at a bed and breakfast that is closed. The 6-year-old son, Bobby O'Shea, and his father Daniel are trying to sell it as Bobby's mother, Maggie, has died recently. She and Daniel were divorced for two years. Both are devastated. Joy has an almost instant bonding with Bobby and decides to stay awhile. Then on a magical Christmas Eve, Joy's life is again ripped apart. She must find the strength and determination to find the love and family that cannot possibly exist and the life she seeks. ( )
Joy, a school librarian runs away from some family issues and finds herself in Washington, where a father and son are dealing their own issues. Joy befriends the eight year old boy and slowly falls in love with the father. Is this a dream or reality? ( )
Okay. So.... How do I put this nicely? I just didn't like this book.
Kristin Hannah's book The Nightingale put me on a trajectory to try to read as many books of hers as I can. Thankfully, this wasn't the first book I read or I might have been running away.
This is set up to look like a Hallmark Christmas love story, but instead it features a woman who is far too forgiving over a sister who slept with her husband is now pregnant (when our lead desperately wanted a baby), and a mystery that is far more fantastical but isn't really hinted at throughout the book.
Honestly... This was almost a DNF and I started kind of "not reading" the book. I was reading, but I don't think I was all that present for a bit. I would hardly call it a romance, but it hints a romance may pop up soon... Honestly, this book was mismarketed. Severely so.
Two out of five stars. At least it was readable. ( )
This book was, overall, a good, quick read. However, the ending felt rushed. This has been my least favorite of Kristen Hannah's books. I was quite disappointed by the unfinished ending. Also, there wasn't much character development on the leading male. I wouldn't have placed this in the romance category as there weren't any romantic scenes or connections. The book was more about a woman finding herself and growing to care for a boy and his father. ( )
It's a dangerous business...going out of your door. You step into the Road and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â?¢ Kristin Hannah is beloved by readers around the world for her unique blend of powerful emotion and exquisite storytelling. In Comfort & Joy, she offers a modern-day fairy taleâ??the story of a woman who gets a miraculous chance at happiness. Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now, as the holiday approaches, she is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and alone, she canâ??t summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating. So without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When an unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods of the Olympic rainforest, Joy makes a bold decision to leave her ordinary life behindâ??to just walk awayâ??and thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined. In the small town of Rain Valley, six-year-old Bobby Oâ??Shea is facing his first Christmas without a mother. Unable to handle the loss, Bobby has closed himself off from the world, talking only to his invisible best friend. His father Daniel is beside himself, desperate to help his son cope. Yet when the little boy meets Joy, these two unlikely souls form a deep and powerful bond. In helping Bobby and Daniel heal, Joy finds herself again. But not everything is as it seems in quiet Rain Valley, and in an instant, Joyâ??s world is ripped apart, and her heart is broken. On a magical Christmas Eve, a night of impossible dreams and unexpected chances, Joy must find the courage to believe in a loveâ??and a familyâ??that canâ??t possibly exist, and go in search of what she wants . . . and the ne
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