A Heart Like Home
A Novel
Published on 16. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
319 pages
978-1-6625-1407-4 (ISBN)
Description
Finding family is a journey of love, risk, secrets, and healing in a powerful novel by the bestselling author of A Brighter Flame, The Passing Storm, and The Road She Left Behind.
When Nova Doubeck is asked to foster two children, she can't say no. With her own childhood wounds healed by adoptive parents, Nova understands the rewards of a caring guardian-even an impermanent one. But nine-year-old Henry and his seven-year-old sister, Bella, are more than Nova bargained for.
Combative Henry is at risk of becoming like his abusive father, Egan Croy. Timid Bella, clutching a tin box of treasures, cowers at the slightest noise. Yet Nova gradually earns their trust and affection as they bring unexpected love and joy to her guarded life. Now she can't help but wonder: How will she stop her heart from breaking when the time comes to say goodbye?
As Egan aggressively battles to regain control over the children, Nova's protective instincts prove just as fierce. In fighting to save Henry and Bella, she'll unlock the secrets hidden in their past-and learn more about herself and the true meaning of family than anyone imagined.
When Nova Doubeck is asked to foster two children, she can't say no. With her own childhood wounds healed by adoptive parents, Nova understands the rewards of a caring guardian-even an impermanent one. But nine-year-old Henry and his seven-year-old sister, Bella, are more than Nova bargained for.
Combative Henry is at risk of becoming like his abusive father, Egan Croy. Timid Bella, clutching a tin box of treasures, cowers at the slightest noise. Yet Nova gradually earns their trust and affection as they bring unexpected love and joy to her guarded life. Now she can't help but wonder: How will she stop her heart from breaking when the time comes to say goodbye?
As Egan aggressively battles to regain control over the children, Nova's protective instincts prove just as fierce. In fighting to save Henry and Bella, she'll unlock the secrets hidden in their past-and learn more about herself and the true meaning of family than anyone imagined.
Reviews / Votes
"A Heart Like Home tells the story of two children deeply traumatized by abuse and loss, and the emotionally closed-off woman who takes them in. An adoptive parent herself, Nolfi writes with flawless empathy and understanding about the ugliness of family violence but, more importantly, about the healing power of love and belonging. A perfect book club read." -Kerry Anne King, bestselling author of Whisper Me This and A Borrowed Life"In A Heart Like Home, Christine Nolfi delivers a masterful plot brimming with family secrets, suspense, and tough choices for its engaging, believable characters. Perfect for book clubs, it will appeal to the reader who enjoys emotionally satisfying, top-tier women's fiction." -Julianne MacLean, bestselling author of These Tangled Vines and A Storm of Infinite Beauty
"Nolfi engages readers with her signature depth and wisdom in this emotional story of becoming family even when the odds are stacked up against you. A book that will stay with readers long after the last page, and a family who reminds us of what it means to be truly connected. This is Nolfi at her very best. A Heart Like Home is poignant and unputdownable." -Rochelle Weinstein, bestselling author of What You Do To Me
"Author Christine Nolfi at her best. A Heart Like Home is the emotional, riveting, twist-and-turn story of Nova, a single foster mother, and the two young siblings she comes to care for in a pinch. Sit down with this emotional tour de force and you won't want to stand up until the last page. Five stars-more importantly, five hearts." -Marilyn Simon Rothstein, bestselling author of Crazy to Leave You
"Compassionate, beautiful and engrossing, A Heart Like Home is a sparkling jewel of a book. Weaving a tale of romance, friendship and familial love, Christine Nolfi gives us an intimate and big-hearted peek inside the world of foster care and adoption, full of honest pain and also brimming with tenderness, generosity and human connection." -Joy Jordan-Lake, bestselling author of A Tangled Mercy and Under a Gilded Moon
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Publishing group
Amazon Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6625-1407-4 (9781662514074)
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Christine Nolfi is the bestselling author of A Brighter Flame, a She Reads best book club pick; The Passing Storm, which Publishers Weekly called "tautly plotted, expertly characterized, and genuinely riveting"; The Road She Left Behind, a top book club pick by Working Mother and Parade magazines; the award-winning Sweet Lake Series: Sweet Lake, The Comfort of Secrets, and The Season of Silver Linings; and other titles. Originally from Ohio, Christine now resides in South Carolina with her husband. For more information, visit christinenolfi.com.