Once in Every Life [Mass Market Paperback]

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Once in Every Life [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Details

Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books (December 23, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0449148386
ISBN-13: 978-0449148389
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.9 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

By : Kristin Hannah
Price : $7.99

Customer Reviews

Once in Every Life is another winner from Kristin Hannah. Tess Gregory, a brilliant research scientist, is killed before "her time is up". She is given "another" chance to "go back to earth" to resume her life, but she is given a choice on where she will go back and to what time period. Tess is not pulled back to earth by her intellect, but instead by her heart. She chooses post civil war America in the 1870's and finds that she faces an incredible challenge in bringing love, warmth, and a sense of family to this fragmented family without much love.
Tess, now know as Lissa Rafferty, finds that she is also now longer deaf in her life and is also the mother of three, which includes a newborn. She longs for the closeness of family and love, things that she herself did not have growing up. Lissa's patience and determination lovingly bring the two older girls and her husband Jack back together as a family.
Once again, Kristin Hannah weaves her magic and draws her readers into the depths of her characters. You are able to feel Jack's isolation, loneliness, and his need for acceptance. You can feel the girls' hesitation and fright in response to their "old" mother's attitude, indifference and anger.
I have read all of Kristin Hannah's books and again, wish for sequels to each and every book The characters are true to life and the love story is easily related to. Her heroine's are all depicted as strong, confident and determined women! Hannah's inspiring love stories make believers of us all!
Kristin Hannah has easily become one of my favorite authors and I highly recommend this book!

I just finished this book and fell in love with the characters and their story. It was so good I just couldn't put it down and read it in one night. The begining of the book was a bit unbelievable in the time travel aspect but once you get over that the story is captivating and heart warming. I highly recommend this book. it's a must read.