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The Shortest Way Home : A Novel
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The Shortest Way Home : A Novel Paperback - 2012

by Fay, Juliette

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  • Title The Shortest Way Home : A Novel
  • Author Fay, Juliette
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
  • Date 2012-10-30
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5984618-6
  • ISBN 9780143121916 / 014312191X
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Brothers and sisters
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012025149
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

A NOVEL FULL OF HUMOR AND HOPE FOR FINDING YOURSELF WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECTED

Sean has spent twenty years in Third World war zones and natural disaster areas, fully embracing what he’d always felt was his life’s mission. But when burnout sets in, Sean is reluctantly drawn home to Belham, Massachusetts, the setting of Fay’s much-loved Shelter Me. There, he discovers that his steely aunt, overly dramatic sister, and quirky nephew are having a little natural disaster of their own. When he reconnects with a woman from his past, Sean has to wonder if the bonds of love and loyalty might just rewrite his destiny. Completely relatable, The Shortest Way Home is another perfect serving of a slice of life from the irresistible Fay.

Winner of the Library Journal Award for Best Women's Fiction
 

From the publisher

Juliette Fay’s first novel, Shelter Me, was a 2009 Massachusetts Book Award Book of the Year. Her second novel, Deep Down True, was short-listed for the Women’s Fiction Award by the American Library Association. She received a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and a master’s degree from Harvard University. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children. The Shortest Way Home is her third novel.

Media reviews

Praise for Shelter Me:
 
“Fay keeps the reader engaged with a vivid descriptive palette evoking the little details of life in a small town. She also does a beautiful job capturing the ebb and flow of single motherhood, from small miracles and little annoyances to the big ordeals.”
—The Boston Globe
 
“A wise and inspirational debut. Readers will be charmed.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“What a gorgeous paradox of a book: a deep, thoughtful exploration of a young mother’s first year of widowhood that is as much a page-turner as any thriller. The translucent beauty of the writing and the sheer humanity of the characters pulled me along.”
—Marisa de Los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of Falling Together and Love Walked In
 
“Juliette Fay can hit the high notes of emotion with unexpected moments of redemption and wry humor.”
—Jacqueline Sheehan, author of Lost & Found
 
“A richly told story. Fay writes with vivid dialogue and conjures up characters that feel real enough to be sitting in your kitchen.”
—Lee Woodruff, New York Times bestselling author of In An Instant

About the author

Juliette Fay's first novel, Shelter Me, was a 2009 Massachusetts Book Award Book of the Year. Her second novel, Deep Down True, was short-listed for the Women's Fiction Award by the American Library Association. She received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a master's degree from Harvard University. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children. The Shortest Way Home is her third novel.

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