In this thoroughly heartwarming novel, Elizabeth Bass-author of Miss You Most of All-creates
an unforgettable story of friendship, compassion, and the extraordinary
love that lies at the heart of every ordinary family.
When Grace
Oliver leaves Portland for Austin, Texas, to help her father, Lou,
recuperate from a car accident, she expects to stay just a few weeks.
Since her mother’s divorce thirty years ago, Grace has hovered on the
periphery of the Oliver family. But now she sees a chance to get closer
to her half-brothers and the home she’s never forgotten.
But the
Olivers are facing a crisis. Tests reveal that Lou, a retired college
professor whose sharp tongue and tenderness Grace adores, is in the
early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Grace delays her departure to care
for him, and is soon entwined in the complicated lives of her
siblings-all squabbling over Lou’s future-and of the family next door…
Ray
West and his three children are reeling from a recent tragedy,
particularly sixteen-year-old Jordan, whose grief is heightened by guilt
and anger. Amid the turmoil, Grace not only gives solace and support,
but learns to receive it. And though she came to Austin to reconnect
with her past, she is drawn by degrees into surprising new connections.
With
wit, wisdom, and unfailing insight, Elizabeth Bass tells a story of
loving and letting go, of heartache and hope, and of the joy that comes
in finding a place we can truly call home.
120Php
Trade paperback
Good Condition
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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