NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 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
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.
