The Shortest Way Home, Juliette Fay
The Shortest Way Home, Juliette Fay
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The Shortest Way Home

Author: Juliette Fay

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/30/2012

Synopsis

Sean Doran has spent twenty years in third-world war zones and natural disaster areas, fully embracing what hed always felt was his purpose: doing as much good as possible. But when burnout sets in, Sean finds himself reluctantly drawn home to Belham, Massachusetts, the setting of Juliette Fays much-lovedShelter Me. There, he discovers that his steely elderly aunt, dramatic sister, and quirky nephew are having a little natural disaster of their own and that midlife romance gets complicated fast when the high school queen bee is involved. But its an old friendthe class wallflowerwho has Sean wondering if his destiny is about to be rewritten all over again.Another perfect slice of life from the irresistible Fay, this novel is full of humor, heart, and hope for finding yourself where you least expect to.

About Juliette Fay

Juliette Fay is the bestselling author of seven novels, including THE HALF OF IT, CATCH US WHEN WE FALL, CITY OF FLICKERING LIGHT and THE TUMBLING TURNER SISTERS, a USA Today bestseller and Costco Pennie’s Book Club Pick. Previous novels include THE SHORTEST WAY HOME, one of Library Journal’s Top 5 Best Books of 2012: Women’s Fiction; DEEP DOWN TRUE, short-listed for the 2011 Women’s Fiction award by the American Library Association; and SHELTER ME, a 2009 Massachusetts Book Award “Must-Read Book” and an Indie Next pick.Juliette is a graduate of Boston College and Harvard University, and lives in Massachusetts with her family. Visit her at www.juliettefay.com, Facebook: Juliette Fay author, Twitter: @juliettefay, and Instagram: Juliette_Fay.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It's not a fast moving story nor is it evocative or highly moving. It quietly educates the reader on a number of common and uncommon maladies along with a message of looking close to home for the best place to serve. The protagonist is Sean, a 43 year......more

Goodreads review by Pauline

I happen to believe that anything written by Juliette Fay is a win. I believed that since I read Shelter Me. She develops characters and shows you the side that is imperfect and impatient, the depth of a character that you don't always get in a contemporary novel. As much as Huntington's was a big p......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie

A review copy of The Shortest Way Home was kindly provided to me by FSB Associates for Penguin Books. Expected publication: October 30th 2012 by Penguin Books Visit my blog for a chance to win a copy of this book! 'From the time he was fifteen Sean had known he would head out and do as much good as he......more

Goodreads review by Anne

Ugh. I so wanted to like this book. I stuck with it until I was about 75% through. And then I just could not tolerate the PLODDING ALONG OF THE PLOT any longer. The characters were well done and the narrator was excellent but you got the distinct feeling that the author was like a kid who was just t......more

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