Reviewing for: CFBA
Tour Date: December 1, 2008
Author’s Website: Lauraine Snelling

My Review: This book was as much of a page turner as I knew it would be when I read the back cover. I have experienced several of the scenerios that transpire through the book. I lost my mother suddenly, just a few weeks prior to Christmas. Last year, a distant cousin and friend, lost a son in a tragic accident. The accident was in December. And he was a twin. Those thoughts intertwined within my head as I read. Excellent writing. Lauraine takes you straight to the hearts of these people, and you feel your throat close and tears form as you read through the pain, the joys, and anguish and the celebrations. Such a range of emotions, all in one book. I loved this book, and would recommend it, esp. to someone who has lost someone suddenly.

Discussion Questions:
1. When someone close to you dies, what do you learn about grief?

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ISBN: 13: 978-0446582100
List Price: $ 13.99
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: FaithWords (October 22, 2008)

Back Cover:
Nora Peterson is determined to make this Christmas perfect. Next year her twin teenagers will be off to college, and their lives will never be quite the same. With her husband delayed on a business trip abroad, Nora’s nerves are already frazzled when she gets the news of a car accident that will not only change the Petersons’ lives forever, but also those of another family whom they’ve never met

As a nurse, Jenna Montgomery has always struggled with balancing her personal and professional lifer. Her daughter, Heather, has suffered from a heart defect for most of her life. Now that Heather is twenty years old and still on the organ transplant waiting list, Jenna must find a way to accept that this is likely their last Christmas together. Then the miracle Jenna has desperately prayed for becomes a reality in an instant, and Heather’s health is restored.

While Nora struggles with depression and grief, Jenna discovers that miracles aren’t always easy to receive.