Title:
All is Bright
Author:
Sarah Pekkanen
Publisher:
Washington Square Press
Published:
December 2010
Pages:
37 pages
Format:
e-book novella
Thirty-year-old Elise Andrews couldn't bring
herself to marry Griffin, her childhood friend turned sweetheart, so she let
him walk away. Eight months after their breakup, she arrives in her hometown of
Chicago on Christmas Eve and hears a voice from the past calling her name in
the grocery store. It’s Griffin’s mother, Janice, who invites Elise over for a
neighborhood gathering of eggnog and carols.
Walking into Janice’s house sends Elise tumbling headlong into memories of her relationship with Griffin—and with Janice, who exudes the kind of warmth Elise ached for after her own mom passed away when she was six. But Griffin has moved on, and suddenly Elise doubts her decision to give him up and lose her chance at being folded into his wonderful family. Confused and reeling, she goes in search of an answer to a universal question: How do we say good-bye to people we've loved without losing everything they've meant to us?
Heartwarming and witty, All is Bright is a charming story about coming home for the holidays and finding gifts in unexpected places
Walking into Janice’s house sends Elise tumbling headlong into memories of her relationship with Griffin—and with Janice, who exudes the kind of warmth Elise ached for after her own mom passed away when she was six. But Griffin has moved on, and suddenly Elise doubts her decision to give him up and lose her chance at being folded into his wonderful family. Confused and reeling, she goes in search of an answer to a universal question: How do we say good-bye to people we've loved without losing everything they've meant to us?
Heartwarming and witty, All is Bright is a charming story about coming home for the holidays and finding gifts in unexpected places
