I love sharing good books with y’all – please feel free to give me insight on some of your favorites (non-creepy favorites, ha ha – link below). Distant Shores is a great escape from the everyday world. Do yourself a favor and give yourself a little bit of peace each day. Grab a good book and carve out some time just for you. Even if it’s only 15 minutes – it’s all good! It’s like meditating, but better!

I’m so thankful I ran across Kristin Hannah’s books. AND… so thankful my SIL passed me a copy of The Women. I’ve always read book suggestions that include her books, but then have read that it might be sad, or heavy, or, or, or… truth is, they’re get outta here fabulous! Let me know your book suggestions!

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Read a bit about this book, from Kristin Hannah’s website:

In her remarkable New York Times bestseller, Summer Island, Kristin Hannah struck a chord in readers and critics alike with her portrayal of the bittersweet reunion between an errant mother and her unforgiving daughter. Now Hannah once again reveals the fragile ties that bind a family in transition, as two people choose to escape the limits of their ordinary lives and reach for the extraordinary promise that lies on Distant Shores.

Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a future together. But after the children leave home, they quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job offer, Elizabeth puts her needs aside to follow him across the country. Until the sudden death of her father changes everything.

Grieving and alone, she retreats to an isolated beach house where she packs away the last remnants of her parents’ lives. There, the pieces of a past she never knew unfold to reveal a tender story of lasting devotion, the kind of steadfast commitment that Elizabeth admits is missing from her own marriage. Faced with her own disillusionment, she makes a terrifying decision, risking everything she has for a second chance at happiness.

Enriched by soul-stirring emotion and an appreciation for the simple joy of everyday miracles, Distant Shores is an exquisite reminder of the most precious gifts in life: friends and family, children and lovers, the strength to change, and the courage to forgive-all flawlessly captured by the graceful hands of Kristin Hannah.

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My review on Goodreads:

5⭐️: Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah – another book that takes you away from everyday life and plunks you down (mostly) in the Pacific Northwest, an area I’ve never actually visited (but certainly feel as if I have). This was a fabulous book, an older book, published in 2002 but still relevant in every way. A story of relationships and how they can, or cannot be maintained (no spoilers here, ha ha)… If you’re looking for a good read, this is it! I long to be at the home on Stormwatch Lane. What a getaway! #goread

📚 Until next time…