Home Again: A Novel
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author The Women, a moving, powerful novel about the fragile threads that bind together our lives and the astonishing potential of second chances
“A tender, beautifully told story of emotional growth, forgiveness [and] the possibility of miracles.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Madelaine Hillyard is a world-famous heart surgeon at the top of her game. Her personal life is far less successful. A loving but overworked single mom, she is constantly at odds with her teenage daughter. At sixteen, Lina is confused, angry, and fast becoming a stranger to her mother—a rebel desperate to find the father who walked away before she was born. Complicating matters for Madelaine are the vastly different DeMarco brothers: While priest Francis DeMarco is always ready to lend a helping hand, his brother, Angel, long ago took on the role of bad boy. Years earlier Angel abandoned Madelaine—and fatherhood—to go in search of fame and fortune. His departure left Madelaine devastated, but now he reappears and seeks help from the very people he betrayed—as a patient in dire need.
“A tender, beautifully told story of emotional growth, forgiveness [and] the possibility of miracles.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Madelaine Hillyard is a world-famous heart surgeon at the top of her game. Her personal life is far less successful. A loving but overworked single mom, she is constantly at odds with her teenage daughter. At sixteen, Lina is confused, angry, and fast becoming a stranger to her mother—a rebel desperate to find the father who walked away before she was born. Complicating matters for Madelaine are the vastly different DeMarco brothers: While priest Francis DeMarco is always ready to lend a helping hand, his brother, Angel, long ago took on the role of bad boy. Years earlier Angel abandoned Madelaine—and fatherhood—to go in search of fame and fortune. His departure left Madelaine devastated, but now he reappears and seeks help from the very people he betrayed—as a patient in dire need.
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I’m an ICU nurse on a cardiovascular ICU floor (my hospital does everything cardiac but heart transplants) which is why I chose this book.
I like the way the author tells stories - she doesn’t shy away from pointing out raw emotions she creates in her characters - ones that keep you engaged. I really enjoyed this book and liked the thought provoking questions at the end.
I only gave this 4 out of 5 stars because I feel like how she tells stories is similar, like I can sometimes guess where I think she’s going in the storyline. Sometimes I’m wrong, sometimes I’m right, but I still enjoy her books!
I like the way the author tells stories - she doesn’t shy away from pointing out raw emotions she creates in her characters - ones that keep you engaged. I really enjoyed this book and liked the thought provoking questions at the end.
I only gave this 4 out of 5 stars because I feel like how she tells stories is similar, like I can sometimes guess where I think she’s going in the storyline. Sometimes I’m wrong, sometimes I’m right, but I still enjoy her books!
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