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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved author of The Women presents a modern-day fairy tale—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 can’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 behind—to just walk away—and thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined.
In the small town of Rain Valley, six-year-old Bobby O’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, Joy’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 love—and a family—that can’t possibly exist, and go in search of what she wants . . . and the new life only she can find.

From the Publisher

Seattle Post-Intelligencer says, “An engaging holiday tale.”Seattle Post-Intelligencer says, “An engaging holiday tale.”

A modern-day fairy tale with a unique Christmas spin.A modern-day fairy tale with a unique Christmas spin.

Romantic Times says, “A heartwarming holiday tale.”Romantic Times says, “A heartwarming holiday tale.”

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000FCKGMA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2005
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3.4 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345486356
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #6,521 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #66 in Family Saga Fiction #160 in Women’s Friendship Fiction #182 in Contemporary Women’s Fiction
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