Home Again

A Novel

By: Kristin Hannah

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

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.

© 1996 by Kristin Hannah. ℗ 2010 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“[A] memorable story of love and redemption.”—Library Journal

“All the world loves Kristin Hannah.”—Newsday

“Powerful, thought-provoking and emotionally complex.”—RT Book Reviews

Cliched but a nice listen

A heart surgeon and single mom. Her rebellious teenage daughter wanting to know who her father is. Her childhood friends, a priest and his brother, a substance abusing actor who needs a heart transplant. I bet you could fill in the plot with a high degree of accuracy.

Kristin Hannah is one of my favorite writers, however, this novel, written early in her career is cliche-filled, flat filled will one dimensional characters and a predictable plot. I can't explain why enjoyed the novel but might even read it again at some point on the future, thus four stars.

Being home again to the PNW

Very much enjoyed tge story line. Returning, asking for forgiveness, forgiving and restating is what life is about.

Captivating story of life’s struggles and decisions

Kristen Hanna once again pens a very compelling story about life‘s decisions, and consequences. Full of characters that are relatable and a storyline that you won’t be able to put down or quit listening to until the end. Another good read/listen from a wonderful author.

Enjoyable

I liked it. I didn’t love it. Very predictable.
I enjoyed the connections of all the characters but found it too predictable.
A good story though. Kinda like a Hallmark movie.

Too sappy for me

Possibly earlier work thus the snappiness; I did listen to the end but had it all figured almost immediately. Just not my kind of novel!