For DECEMBER WE WILL READ: The Noel DIARY BY RICHARD PAUL
EVANSLocation TBD and will be posted closer to the event date.
IMPORTANT: As our group gets bigger it is harder to hold a focused
book discussion, I ask therefore that all that attend be prepared to
talk about the book, and will respect others opinions by allowing one
person at a time to speak and not split off into sub conversations. If
necessary I may need to split the group into two for the book
discussion, but would rather not if the venue and group allows. As
always we will have plenty of time to socialize before and after the
book discussion.
A reminder about RSVP'ing. Please be considerate to others and don't
hold a spot if you are not sure about attending, as changing to a no
last minute does not allow people on the waiting list enough time to
read the book. Please make sure to modify your RSVP no later than noon
the day of the meetup so I can give the restaurant an accurate head
count.
****** The Noel DIARY - Richard Paul Evans 304 Pages (Amazon rating:
4.8)
New York Times Bestseller
In this new holiday-themed novel from the #1 New York Times
bestselling author of The Mistletoe Promise and The Walk, a man
receives the best Christmas present he could ask for: the chance to
re-write the past.
Bestselling romance author Jacob Churcher hasn't been home for almost
twenty years—not since his mentally ill mother kicked him out of the
house when he was just sixteen. When a lawyer calls, days before
Christmas, to inform him that his estranged mother has passed away and
left her house to him, Jacob returns not just to settle the estate but
to try and reconcile with the past and the pain and abuse he
experienced as a child. Also, maybe cleaning out her house will be
slightly less depressing than spending the holidays alone, watching
re-runs of Christmas classics.
But as it turns out, the house holds more than just difficult
memories, Jacob’s mother had become a hoarder and he must excavate
through two decades worth of clutter. As Jacob digs through the
detritus, like an archaeologist, he uncovers many puzzling items
including a diary left by someone named Noel, a young woman he has no
recollection of, who stayed with Jacob’s family during her
pregnancy. That’s not the only echo from the past. Jacob has an
unexpected visitor, Rachel, a woman looking for the mother who put her
up for adoption thirty years before. United by their quest to make
sense of the past and rewrite their futures, Jacob and Rachel begin a
search for Noel. Along the way they find more than they possibly
imagined, including grace, forgiveness and a chance at love.
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