Home Again : A Novel

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 mothera 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 Madelaineand fatherhoodto go in search of fame and fortune. His departure left Madelaine devastated, but now he reappears and seeks help from the very people he betrayedas a patient in dire need. With Home Again, New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah has written a moving, powerful novel about the fragile threads that bind together our lives and the astonishing possibility of second chances. **

at The Center Of home Again Is Madelaine, A Brilliant Cardiologist, A Loving Mother, A Tender Friend, A Woman Full Of Self-doubt. It Is The Story Of Her Daughter, Lina, A Confused And Angry Rebel And Of The Two Very Different Men Madelaine Loves: Francis, A Priest Searching For His Faith, And Angel, A Talented, But Cynical Man. When Tragedy Brings Them Together Again, They Must Learn To Forgive The Betrayals Of The Past And Find The Courage To Love Again. Touching And Inspiring, It Is Also A Story Of Modern-day Miracles, Medical, And, Perhaps, Those Not Of This World.

publishers Weekly

watch Out, Lavyrle Spencer. Hannah's Latest, After Waiting For The Moon, Places Her Squarely Among Today's Best-known Mainstream Romance Authors. When Movie Star Angel Demarco Suffers His First Heart Attack On Location Near Seattle, His Survival Depends On A Heart Transplant. He's Medevac-ed To A Local Hospital Famed For Its Cardiology Unit And Placed Under The Care Of Dr. Madelaine Hillyard-the Pregnant Girlfriend He'd Abandoned 17 Years Earlier. Facing Death, He's Forced To Come To Terms With His Misspent Life And Attempt To Make Things Right With Madelaine; His Saintly Priest Brother, Francis; And His Rebellious Teenaged Daughter. This Is A Tender, Beautifully Told Story Of Emotional Growth, Forgiveness, The Possibility Of Miracles And The Frightening, Humbling Experience Of-literally-placing Your Heart In Another's Hands. (dec.)

From the New York Times bestselling author The Four Winds, 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. “A tender, beautifully told story of emotional growth, forgiveness [and] the possibility of miracles.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Madelaine Hillyard is a brilliant cardiologist at the top of her game. A loving but overworked single mom, she is constantly at odds with her confused and angry daughter, Lina, a teenage rebel desperate to find the father she has never known. He is Angel DeMarco, now a cynical, world-famous movie star, living a shallow, glittering life. When tragedy brings them all together, and Angel’s damaged heart needs healing, Madelaine must face the betrayals of the past and find the courage to love again.Praise for Home Again“[A] memorable story of love and redemption.”—Library Journal “Powerful, thought-provoking and emotionally complex.”—RT Book Reviews At the center of Home Again is Madelaine, a brilliant cardiologist, a loving mother, a tender friend, a woman who is full of self-doubt ... It is the story of her daughter, Lina, a confused and angry rebel ... and of the two very different men Madelaineloves: Francis, a priest searching for his faith, and Angel, a talented but cynical man. When tragedy suddenly brings them all together, they must learn to forgive the betrayals of the past and find the courage to love again After suffering a heart attack, film actor Angel DelMarco is taken to a hospital in Seattle where he nearly suffers a second heart attack when he discovers that his cardiologist is Dr. Madelaine Hillyard, a woman he abandoned years earlier while she was pregnant with his child Struggling with her rebellious daughter and her conflicting feelings for a soul-seeking priest and a cynical man, cardiologist Madelaine learns to overcome past betrayals when a tragedy brings them all together