![]() ![]() Heartbreaking loss and grief, burdens from the past, regrets, uncertainties, connections between people in this fictional town of Wharton in Connecticut. The ex-girlfriend, why isn’t she happy now ? The current girlfriend whose past has her wanting more. The son grieving the loss of his father, of a relationship that’s been over for years, suffering addiction with a desire for things to be different. A widow after years still grieves over the loss of her husband and reflects on her relationship with her son. ![]() Impressive because I felt I knew all of them and could relate to their genuine emotions, even though I may not have personally experienced their situation.Ī diagnosis of a terminal illness strikes a lovely family. ![]() That was not the case in this impressive debut. Sometimes a book is populated with so many characters that it’s not possible to know them enough to emotionally connect. “A quietly powerful portrait of small-town life…told with wisdom and tenderness” (Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, Yes) A Little Hope is a deeply resonant debut that immerses the reader in a community and celebrates the importance of small moments of connection. Throughout their town, friends and neighbors face the most difficult of life’s challenges and are figuring out how to survive thanks to love, grace, and hope. But when Greg is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, the sense of certainty they once knew evaporates. An “immersive…illuminating” ( Booklist) and life-affirming novel following the residents of an idyllic Connecticut town over the course of a year, A Little Hope explores the intertwining lives of a dozen neighbors as they confront everyday desires and fears: a lost love, a stalled career, an illness, and a betrayal.įreddie and Greg Tyler seem to have it all: a comfortable home, a beautiful young daughter, a bond that feels unbreakable. ![]()
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