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One Summer

Written by: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
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David Baldacci delivers a moving, family drama about learning to love again after terrible heartbreak and loss in this classic New York Times best seller - soon to be a Hallmark original movie.

It's almost Christmas, but there is no joy in the house of terminally ill Jack and his family. With only a short time left to live, he spends his last days preparing to say goodbye to his devoted wife, Lizzie, and their three children. Then, unthinkably, tragedy strikes again: Lizzie is killed in a car accident. With no one able to care for them, the children are separated from each other and sent to live with family members around the country.

Just when all seems lost, Jack begins to recover in a miraculous turn of events. He rises from what should have been his deathbed, determined to bring his fractured family back together. Struggling to rebuild their lives after Lizzie's death, he reunites everyone at Lizzie's childhood home on the oceanfront in South Carolina. And there, over one unforgettable summer, Jack will begin to learn to love again, and he and his children will learn how to become a family once more.

©2011 David Baldacci (P)2011 Hachette

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Miracles and Second Chances

Jack was on his death bed with only days left to live when his wife was tragically killed in a car accident. His children were taken to relatives to live and Jack was put into hospice for his remaining days. By a strange, miraculous turn of events Jack begins to recover and eventually the doctors give Jack a clean bill of health.

It was his wife Lizzie's desire to bring their children to The Palace where she grew up. The property was bequeathed to Jack by Cecilia, Lizzie's grandmother when she passed. Jack decided to fulfill his wife's wishes and brings their children to South Carolina. There he also attempts to fix the lighthouse where Lizzie spent many hours of her childhood.

This is a beautiful story of familial and romantic love. A love that lasts forever and faces challenges together. It is a story of miracles and second chances. It is book that touches the soul and gives one hope.

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