false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173794563m/328469.jpg 328469 14 With a startling sensitivity for human tragedy and the ability of the heart to heal, Luanne Rice has written a moving account of one woman's internal journey in <I>Follow the Stars Home</I>. Married young to Tim McIntosh, a passionate and charismatic fisherman with a troubled heart, Dianne Robbins expects a future full of happiness, security, and love. But when tests reveal that their unborn baby is severely disabled, Tim sails off for calmer waters. Faced with the responsibilities of raising her daughter Julia, Dianne finds support in Tim's brother Alan and her own mother Lucinda.<p> A decade later, Dianne has mastered the demands of nursing Julia and swears her life is completely fulfilled by these tasks. When Alan introduces Amy Brooks, a young and troubled girl, into Dianne's life, Dianne finds her heart opening and stretching in new and positive ways. As her mother Lucinda explains, "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." And Dianne struggles over the choice to love again.<p> Beautifully written with exquisite moments of tranquility, <I>Follow the Stars Home</I> describes the multiple ways that love can be acted. With a dash of suspense included, this novel will keep readers' fingers flipping through the pages as fast as they can. <I>--Nancy R.E. O'Brien</I> 1286784 book 2000 Follow the Stars Home total:423|5:125|4:177|3:98|2:21|1:2| 423 1671 585 40 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 16:24:12 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 16:43:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Oct 23 08:44:21 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 08:46:32 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed May 14 12:41:22 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 12:43:26 -0700 2008 "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 McIn...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 22 20:32:01 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 20:35:27 -0800 2008
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).

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