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Joanna Trollope
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Publisher | John Murray | ||
ISBN | 9781848540279 | ||
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Jayne
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Synopsis
Two days before Christmas, Elliott Banner his wife, Laura, to hospital. Her searing headache spells terrible news and, knowing that she must act fast. Laura calamity gathers her family around her for the last time. In celebrating their lives together, a whole family history unfolds in a single night as they come to understand how much they share. Heartbreaking, tender and ultimately uplifiting, this unforgettable story is a poignant reminder of what Christmas really means.
Review
This is just the most beautiful story I have read in the last few months and did not expect the story to be about the subject matter that it covers. It is poignantly written, and about a family that will never forget the last few hours of Christmas.
The words used to describe what is happening in this families' life are so beautifully written and so sympathetically put across. I love the way that Jacquelyn Mitchard has put this story together, and her understanding of the feelings and hopes of both the mother and father and children through this Christmas time.
Wonderful book and very much a helpful aid to many parents at a difficult time, especially when something so significant as a brain haemorrage happens within the family.
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