Comfort & Joy

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó The beloved author of The Women presents a modern-day fairy taleΓÇöthe story of a woman who gets a miraculous chance at happiness. Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now,as the holiday approachesshe is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and aloneshe canΓÇÖt summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating. So without telling anyoneshe buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When an unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods of the Olympic rainforestJoy makes a bold decision to leave her ordinary life behindΓÇöto just walk awayΓÇöand thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined. In the small town of Rain Valleysix-year-old Bobby OΓÇÖShea is facing his first Christmas without a mother. Unable to handle the lossBobby has closed himself off from the worldtalking only to his invisible best friend. His father Daniel is beside himselfdesperate to help his son cope. Yet when the little boy meets Joythese two unlikely souls form a deep and powerful bond. In helping Bobby and Daniel healJoy finds herself again. But not everything is as it seems in quiet Rain Valleyand in an instantJoyΓÇÖs world is ripped apartand her heart is broken. On a magical Christmas Evea night of impossible dreams and unexpected chancesJoy must find the courage to believe in a loveΓÇöand a familyΓÇöthat canΓÇÖt possibly existand go in search of what she wants . . . and the new life only she can find.