The Road Home

Glen Crossing #2

by Susan Crandall

Susan Crandall takes you back to Glens Crossing with a story of heartbreak and forgiveness, of finding your way to the home of your heart.

Lily Holt's life is falling apart. Her marriage is over. Her ex-husband is in alcohol rehab. Her teenage son, Riley, is out of control. Looking for a new start and stability for her son, she reluctantly returns to her childhood home, a town she'd left without reservation fourteen years before. But Riley is quickly in trouble again. And Lily's problems multiply ten-fold when Clay Winters, her first love and first heartbreak, is thrust back into her -- and her son's -- lives. Will the painful secrets of the past bring her downfall or her salvation?

Genres: Romance

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Alas, the rumor is true, Susan was a dental hygienist in her previous career. However, she "retired" from that profession many years ago and has been a full-time author ever since--thanks to all of you fabulous readers.

Susan grew up in a small Indiana town, married a guy from that town, and then moved to Chicago for a while. She is pleased to say that she has been back in her hometown for many years and plans to stay.

She's received a RITA, two National Reader's Choice Awards and a SIBA Award for Fiction. Her books include an Indie Next Pick, Okra Picks, a Target Book Club pick, and are popular with book clubs.

THE MYTH OF PERPETUAL SUMMER will be released June 19, 2018.

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Reviews

[Janet Friesner · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the first in a trilogy. The story of a family whose mother ran off on them when they were very young, the dad owned a tavern in a small town in Indiana. The family, the father, a son and two daughters lived in an apartment over the tavern. This first book of the trilogy was the story of Lily, the middle daughter. Was easy reading. Light, nothing deep but enjoyable if you like chick flicks as I do. I have the next two books and will read them in the near future.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I kept thinking I’ve read this. It seemed so familiar. Not on any of my lists. It is like so many others I’ve read. I kept reading though because I really liked the main character. She reacted like a real person throughout the book.

[Elsi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like most of my reviews on Goodreads, I'm not going to bother describing the plot of this book. You can read the summary provided by the publisher right up there in the book description box. I really enjoyed this book. For many years, I avoided romance novels and I'm still not attracted to Harlequins and Silhouettes, but my mother-in-law has introduced me to a number of contemporary romance authors that I'm enjoying. And, it is fun swapping books with her now that I know the kind of books she likes to read.

I'm not sure where this book came from. My daughter registered it at BookCrossing and it's been on my shelves for quite a while. I don't remember ever reading a book by Crandall, but I'm definitely going to look for others. And, from the preview in the back of this book, it appears that Magnolia Sky is a sequel and "stars" Lily's brother Luke.

[Mary Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Road Home is mindlessly entertaining piece of fluff that most of us enjoy reading once in a while. It is a story of a woman who somewhat lost her way in life and attempted to return to the physical and emotional roots of childhood after her marriage of 14 years failed.

[Bcgrad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favorite Quote:
"'I'm not eh same person I used to be.'
'None of us are...We change w/the world around us or we break into a thousand pieces.'"

[Maria]

Glens Crossing
1. Back Roads (2003)
2. The Road Home (2004)
3. Magnolia Sky (2004)
4. Promises to Keep (2005)

[Shirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lily and Clay prove that you can go back home.