Cloud Nine - Softcover

Rice, Luanne

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553589466 ISBN 13: 9780553589467

Publisher: Bantam Books, 2006

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What would you do with a second chance at life?

Sarah Talbot thought she’d never see another birthday. But against all odds, she beat the illness that could have killed her, reopened her bedding shop, Cloud Nine, and vowed to make the most of a fresh start that few are given. With Thanksgiving approaching, Sarah charters a small plane to take her to Elk Island, a remote spot off the rugged Maine coast where she spent some of her happiest days and where she hopes to reunite with the two most important people in her life. She arrives on the island with pilot Will Burke, a kindred spirit with whom Sarah forges a bond that will give them the courage to confront the past and have faith in the future...no matter how uncertain.

Once Sarah thought happy endings occurred only in books; now she believes they can happen for anyone. And as she and Will grow closer, and something unexpectedly real blossoms between them, she has him believing it, too. But is believing it enough? Is even love enough? Can real life be lived on cloud nine? In this stunning novel, New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice tells a story you will cherish, peopled with indelible characters whose challenges are your own.

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Review:

"Immensely moving...Tender and heartbreaking."--Iris Johansen

"A tightly paced story that is hard to put down...Rice's message remains a powerful one: the strength of precious family ties can ultimately set things right."--Publishers Weekly

"One of those rare reading experiences that we always hope for when cracking the cover of a book...A joy."--Library Journal

"Luanne Rice touches the deepest, most tender corners of the heart."--Tami Hoag, author of Ashes to Ashes

"Elegant...Rice hooks the reader on the first page."--The Hartford Courant

"Warm, sweet, and deeply touching...a novel filled with poignant emotion and the fine, soft twist of elegant storytelling...a heartfelt look inside the workings of ordinary yet extraordinary lives."--Deborah Smith, author of When Venus Fell

"A celebration of family and the healing power of love. Poignant and powerful...one of those rare books which refreshes and renews the landscape of women's fiction for a new generation of readers...".--Jayne Ann Krentz, author of Sharp Edges

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A novel of rare emotional intensity, a poignant story about power of love and family in the face of suffering and change.

A beloved only child, Sarah Talbot was brought up on a wild island where the people lived as one with the land and the sea. But the death of her mother shattered the idyll, driving Sarah and her father apart. Unable to deal with the old man's grief and bitterness, Sarah fled the island for a new life on the mainland with her son.

Fourteen years later, after celebrating a birthday she thought she's never live to see, Sarah returns to the island. Having, against all odds, beaten the disease that threatened to take her life, she is determined to take advantage of the new beginning she has been granted. And in Will Burke, the charter pilot who flies her to the island, she finds a kindred spirit. Together they discover that love and hope and courage can transcend suffering and repair the ravages of the past...

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