Comfort & Joy
By Kristin Hannah
- Release Date: 2005-11-01
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
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.
Reviews
Just too…
2By Amigo73Too corny. She boarded a plane in Bakersfield bound for Canada, and she didn’t need a passport??? Glaring errors like that make me want my money back. This author makes a lot of those, too many in fact.Comfort and confusing, badly written
1By NotForMe987654321Only made it to page 42 before giving up. Husband and Sister are getting married, having a baby, a plane crash, no shoe no sock, runs away from plane crash, finds a diner, then decides to follow a map, I am done. At that point when I have to go back to see if I missed a whole chapter of the story, and I’m still so confused and I admit, bemused by so much happened so quickly, I cannot continue. Very sadly wasted $2.99 on this.Magic!
5By kathron0547I read this from beginning to end without stopping. Profoundly inventive and mystical.Really 3.5 but for Christmas sake rounding up
4By arich0815Love a tale of magic even if this one was a bit slow and predictable.Loved this book!
5By JD want a baby!I’ve never read a book so fast! I couldn’t put this down. What a magical Christmas story. Read it now!Full of Joy
5By ldj1224I loved this book! Such a beautiful Christmas story!Comfort and Joy
5By Gatrs95Nice feel- good book.Hard to believe
4By Kbookie78The ending was hard to believe. I was hoping for a better explanation.Excellent!
5By Kbeyer7211This book had me from the beginning! I had an ache in my chest and tears in my eyes throughout the book. This was truly a wonderful Christmas read!Foolish
1By Disliker of rip offsSuper lameBeautifully written
5By doreenjfrostvtI absolutely loved this book. It is the first book I’ve read, in a long time, that I did not want to put down nor have end.Comfort and Joy
5By Ramar81This book takes you away, and has a lovely ending but kinda bumpy towards the end to get there. Still was a good read.Enjoyed this read!
3By nladanausNot the typical Kristin Hannah novel but I still enjoyed it. Quick, easy read about believing in the magic of Christmas!Comfort and Joy
5By avid reader czI have read most of Kristin Hannah’s books and read them more than once. They call to me. This one though, made me feel like my heart was aching. She is a superb author!What a tear jerker
5By Leahcat123Loved Comfort & Joy. Loved the Nightingale. Can’t wait to read her new book.Really....
1By ryryzbeautyIt sounds like adorable read, then I read a little before I purchase thinking it sounds good & was completely let down when I purchase & got to read it when all sudden the plane crashes & she just completely ignores the fact to seek medical help & walks to town. & to a lodge where a sleeping child helped her checked in & the fact that come morning the adult isn’t fazed at the fact that a stranger came in the middle of night... yeah sorry but extremely disappointed.Comfort & Joy
5By parmyr55Excellent story and well written plot. Look forward to reading more of her books. So nice to see talented writing that not crude, vulgar or steeped in profanity.Not the best of Kristin Hannah
3By Emmy107Not plausible in any way, and for a follower of this author, I expected more from her. Kind of sorry I bought it, around the holidays or any time.Great book
5By BANDITNCADEThis is a cute story! Especially around the holidays.
