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It Really Is A Wonderful Life (2012)

by Linda Wood Rondeau(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1938499433 (ISBN13: 9781938499432)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas

review 1: Just finished this quick read at 3 AM--it was a page turner and a twisty-turny journey to happily ever after for two young people at a corssroads in thier lives. Dorie Fitzgerald is left to raise her two young children after her husband Captain Devon Fitzgerald dies in the Iraqi war. She moves to be near her parents' home in upstate NY, and rents a house from her father while her mother provides daycare. She struggles to find a job, and decides to get to know the community through a local theater production of "Its a Wonderful Life". She meets two eligible bachelors and is swept from one romance to another, but her heart is drawn to the quiet and unassuming Jamey Sullivan. Jamey is an aspiring and agented actor on the cusp of his dream, but has laid aside his personal ambi... moretions for a season to see to his dying father's affairs. The last thing on his mind is romance and family when the Broadway lights beckon. But something about Dorie makes it harder than ever to leave the small town behind. It isn't Bedford Falls, but he is a doppelganger for George Bailey, and there is a Mr. Potter type of monopoly threatening to take over the town of Midville in the form of Junior Harwood.In this contemporary Christmas classic redeaux, everyone finds a happily ever after--even Junior Harwood and the spurned love interest. Jamey gives up his Broadway debut for the quiet small town life and settles down with Dorie, her son Josh and daughter Emma, and a dog named Boomer. The town is spared from a monopoly and welcomes back their hometown boy scout leader and erstwhile hero. And the struggling characters find through faith and budding romance that it really is a wonderful life.
review 2: Dorie has moved to a small town in upstate New York in order to be near her parents. Her husband was killed in Afghanistan and she needs family to be near her and her 2 children.This story is about how Dorie learns to trust the new town, and not make snap judgments about her new friends and neighbors. It is also about trusting enough to find love again.This is a book about renewing one's faith and remembering God's promise to support us no matter what the situation.Dorie is having a difficult time. Her children are becoming more independent. She would like to keep them young and reliant on her. At the same time she does not want to rely on her parents for so much in her life. Her struggles are helping her find a new path for her life.I enjoyed the book. It is a quick read, and the only complaint I have is that I would have liked a little more detail in the final portion of the book. less

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