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Follow the Stars Home
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Luanne Rice (Goodreads Author)
Acclaimed novelist Luanne Rice "touches the deepest, most tender corners of the heart" (Tami Hoag, author of A Thin Dark Line). Her stories remind us how precious and fragile life can be—and that we must risk our hearts every day to know happiness. Follow the Stars Home is just such a novel: a story of poignancy and heartbreak, grace and courage.
Being a good mother is neve...more
Being a good mother is neve...more
Paperback, 462 pages
Published
January 2nd 2001
by Bantam
(first published 2000)
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I really enjoyed this book because it was a quick and easy read. The story is about a woman named Diane who's husband left her after finding out their child would be handicap. It goes through her life as she deals with being a single mom taking care of her child with the help of her mother. She also gets help from her brother-in-law, Alan who is the girls doctor and is in love with Diane.
He finds a friend for his niece named Amy, who doesn't have a pleasant childhood because she has a drug add...more
He finds a friend for his niece named Amy, who doesn't have a pleasant childhood because she has a drug add...more
Slightly better than average romance. Women with handicapped child learns to take love again. Book club selection.
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"Being a good mother is never simple: each day brings new choices and challenges. For Dianne Robbins, being a devoted single mother has resulted in her greatest joy and her darkest hours. Weeks before her daughter was born, she and her husband, Tim McIntosh, received the news every parent fears. Tim had not reckoned on their child being anything less than perfect, and abruptly fled to a solitary existence on the sea, leaving Dianne with a newborn—almost alone.
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"Being a good mother is never simple: each day brings new choices and challenges. For Dianne Robbins, being a devoted single mother has resulted in her greatest joy and her darkest hours. Weeks before her daughter was born, she and her husband, Tim McIntosh, received the news every parent fears. Tim had not reckoned on their child being anything less than perfect, and abruptly fled to a solitary existence on the sea, leaving Dianne with a newborn—almost alone.
I...more
This is a nice book about nice people.
They also turned it into a decent Hallmark movie.
A woman, with a disabled child, is abandoned by her husband, but is making it alone (with the help of the husband's brother who of course becomes the love interest).
There is a girl, on the wrong side of town, who is more or less abandoned by her mother (family). The two get together and form a wonderful bond centered around the disabled girl. Really sweet book.
They also turned it into a decent Hallmark movie.
A woman, with a disabled child, is abandoned by her husband, but is making it alone (with the help of the husband's brother who of course becomes the love interest).
There is a girl, on the wrong side of town, who is more or less abandoned by her mother (family). The two get together and form a wonderful bond centered around the disabled girl. Really sweet book.
Apr 23, 2009
Kaitlin J
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I really enjoyed this book because it was such an easy read. The story tells about a woman named Diane and her life. It goes through her life as she deals with a husband leaving her and her deformed child. Luckily as time passes her daughter acquires a friend, and Diane gets help from her mother, the little girl, and her ex brother-in-law. As Diane lets herself recieve help from these people in her life she learns that love is an incredible action.
Jan 28, 2010
Nenette
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Beth Jalea
Recommended to Nenette by:
Kit Salalima
An 11-year old girl with Rett syndrome; her mother, abandoned by her father even before she was born; her father’s brother, who stood by and cared for them through all those years; a neglected 12-year old girl, in need of love and yet has so much love to give herself. What I like about Luanne Rice’s stories is their redeeming quality – through all of life’s trials, there’s always hope to overcome; though there are mean people, the good are the ones rewarded with happiness at the end. Life is goo...more
This was 3.5 stars for me. I liked the plot and loved how having a special needs child was included. I wondered often where the school system was because she didn't seem to get any education or therapies (which of course she would). I loved reading about where the book took place because it sounded like where I grew up.
I love Luanne Rice novels because she writes so vividly about a place I would love to be able to afford to live. I am SO envious of kids that grew up boating & beaching all day & watching 'beach movies' at night! I loved the doc in this one. I am the Queen of Wanting Happy Endings in books
& this has one.
& this has one.
This was a nice book with a nice story. It didn't blow me away or change my life, and some places were a bit too sappy and sentimental for my taste. Still, it had a nice message and was easy to read. The plot did keep me engrossed, but I expected more fireworks in the climactic scene than there were. But I guess there are worse things I can saw about a book than, "It was a nice story."
This story is about a Mother and her handicap daughter and how she deals with this challenge and her husband walking out on her. This is a wonderful story told by a great author. She really knows how to capture the story so that you feel like you are in it. Such great characters.
4.8 on a 5.0 scale
4.8 on a 5.0 scale
This is one of my favorite books. Not many books have the ability to make me laugh one minute and cry the next! Its a beautiful story of life and love, and how hardships can be turned into blessings. I would have given it 5 stars but I do not like the sex scenes. Otherwise I LOVE this book.
This is the book that the Hallmark movie was based upon. The movie was better because there was no illicit sex scene in the movie...that was the most disappointing thing about this book. Had I known, and it not been near the end, I wouldn't have read it! I don't care to read such drivel.
I had a hard time getting into this book. It started out in the "present" and then went on to tell the back story. I think I was waiting for them to get to the present and wasn't enjoying reading it. Once I decided to let it go and just read it I really liked it, was very tearjerking.
Very good book.
Very good book.
Hallmark Hall of Fame made a movie from this book and it's one of my favorites. When I found the book, I was anxious to read it. The characters are great and it was thrilling to know that after eleven years everyone's dreams are finally coming true.
I read this after watching the Hallmark movie of the same title. It is a sweet story but not the best written book in the world. If you like mushy stuff and kids you will like this but if you do not, pass on it.
My mom read this while on vacation a few months ago and since then has been IMPLORING me to read it. I finally did and wow, do we have different taste in books. This was torture to read - the whole thing was cheesy. The writing was bad, the love scenes were hokey, it was at least 100 pages longer than necessary. The best thing I can say about it is: I'M FINALLY DONE WITH IT!
Can't wait to return it to my mom tomorrow. Ugh. Never again.
Can't wait to return it to my mom tomorrow. Ugh. Never again.
This is one of my favorite Hallmark movies. I must say that I preferred the movie to this book. I thought the movie was laid out better than the book, which tended to jump around in its' time frames a bit too much. The book definitely gave a deeper insight into all the characters than the movie did, so that was helpful in understanding the movie even better. All in all...not a bad book though!
Luanne Rice is always a good read. I had seen the movie on the Hallmark Channel. The book is a little different than the movie. Luanne really captures the complexities of human beings. Great love story.
I read this as a young child, and it's remained one of my favorite pieces of literature to this day. It's real and magical and heartwarming, and it touches my heart every time I open it.
Sep 10, 2012
Anne Sullivan
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Every single book of hers that I've read have been excellent. Totally keeps your interest from page 1 until the very end, which is usual a pleasant or unexpected surprise.
Pretty good but super cheesy and romantic. I think its just my personality and I just don't like it much. I just don't enjoy romances but if you love them this is super!
Dianne Robbins, an abandoned wife and single mother raises her severely handicapped daughter with the help of her mother and her absent husband's brother. Good read.
I returned this to the library unfinished. I found I didn't have the patience to listen to this woman's problems and what was keeping her back from finding love.
It took me until about page 100 to really get into this book, but once I did, I couldn't put it down! I hope Luanne Rice continues the book into a Series!
Great book but very sad! I cried my eyes out at the end. This book was also made into a tv movie which isn't half bad though the book is much better!
Apr 26, 2013
Viv Gibson
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I Loved this book, just made me want to read all of Luanne's books, which im currently making my way through, haven't been dissappointed yet.
Really, really enjoyed the book. There were a few twists and turns that I totally did not see coming! I would recommend this book! I am excited to check out some other selections by this author!
Favorite Quote: "We are, all of us, approaching the end of our time on earth. We all have gifts to bestow, but not one of us is finished yet."
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Luanne Rice is the author of thirty-one novels including the forthcoming THE LEMON ORCHARD (Viking/Pamela Dorman Books.) Five of her books have been made into movies and mini-series, twenty-two have been consecutive New York Times bestsellers and two of her pieces have been featured in off-Broadway theatre productions. Born and raised in Connecticut, she divides her time between New York City and...more
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“The biggest mistake any of us can make is thinking that love is a feeling, an emotion. It's not that at all. It's an action.”
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