The Night of Many Endings, Melissa Payne
The Night of Many Endings, Melissa Payne
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The Night of Many Endings

Author: Melissa Payne

Narrator: Almarie Guerra, Janet Metzger, Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

From Melissa Payne, bestselling author of Memories in the Drift, comes an emotionally rich, feel-good novel about hope, second chances, and seeing the world through someone else’s eyes.Orphaned at a young age and witness to her brother’s decline into addiction, Nora Martinez has every excuse to question the fairness of life. Instead, the openhearted librarian in the small Colorado community of Silver Ridge sees only promise. She holds on to the hope that she’ll be reunited with her missing brother and does what she can at the town library. It’s her home away from home, but it’s also a sanctuary for others who, like her brother, could use a second chance.There’s Marlene, an elderly loner who believes that, apart from her husband, there’s little good left in the world; Jasmine, a troubled teen; Lewis, a homeless man with lost hope and one last wish; and Vlado, the security guard who loves a good book and, from afar, Nora.As a winter storm buries Silver Ridge, this collection of lonely hearts takes shelter in the library. They’ll discover more about each other, and themselves, than they ever knew—and Nora will be forced to question her brother’s disappearance in ways she never could have imagined. No matter how stranded in life they feel, this fateful night could be the new beginning they didn’t think was possible.

About Melissa Payne

Melissa Payne is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Secrets of Lost Stones and Memories in the Drift. For as long as she can remember, Melissa has been telling stories in one form or another—from high school newspaper articles to a graduate thesis to blogging about marriage and motherhood. But she first learned the real importance of storytelling when she worked for a residential and day treatment center for abused and neglected children. There she wrote speeches and letters to raise funds for the children. The truth in those stories was piercing and painful and written to invoke a call to action in the reader: to give, to help, to make a difference. Melissa’s love of writing and sharing stories in all forms has endured. She lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and three children, a friendly mutt, a very loud cat, and the occasional bear. For more information, visit www.melissapayneauthor.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on October 19, 2021

CAN ONE NIGHT CHANGE YOUR LIFE? The “feel” of this book is “cozy” but the issues tackled-LONLINESS, HOMELESSNESS, GUILT and ADDICTION are ANYTHING BUT. A severe Winter Storm is brewing in Silver Ridge, Colorado and five residents are forced to shelter in place at the town library, until it passes. F......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on September 08, 2021

The Night of Many Endings by Melissa Payne is a women’s fiction title about a group of strangers forced into spending a night together. This is a novel that changes the point of view between main characters giving you all sides of the story. Nora Martinez is the librarian in the small town of Silver......more

Goodreads review by Rosh ~on extended semihiatus~ on October 23, 2021

In a Nutshell: Don’t know if I simply picked this up at the wrong time, but it didn’t work out for me as I had expected. A slow, thought-provoking, slightly-saddening-slightly-frustrating read with a hopeful ending. Story: Five individuals somehow find themselves in a library during a snowstorm. No......more

Goodreads review by Erin on October 03, 2021

Special thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: October 19, 2021 Melissa Payne, author of “The Secrets of Lost Stones”, sheds a light on humanity, addiction and the connectedness we fin......more

Goodreads review by thewildreaderwithacat on October 14, 2021

The Night of Many Endings is a great read and the cover is pretty cool! I was engaged from the start and enjoyed the reading experience. The story is about people from different paths of life meeting each other under unforseen circumstances and how they grow towards knowing and liking each other. The......more


Quotes

“Payne has crafted an emotional, character-driven novel about addiction, perceptions of others, and learning to let go. The Night of Many Endings is ultimately one of hope as the darkness brings forth the dawn of many beginnings.” Library Journal

“Richly layered and compassionate to its core, this story of genuine friendships transcending age and class, and the power of rebuilding, will move fans of Catherine Ryan Hyde, Jan Karon, and Kristin Hannah.” Booklist