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Falling Home
Falling Home
Author: Karen White
Home is where the heart is, but Cassie Madison prefers to think of it as a place where one if born, then outgrows, along with skinned knees and childhood dreams. — A humiliated Cassie left Walton, Georgia for Manhattan fifteen years before, vowing never to return. — And then her sister calls. Their father is dying and wants Cassie to come back hom...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451231444
ISBN-10: 0451231449
Publication Date: 11/2/2010
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 99 ratings
Publisher: NAL Trade
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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donkeycheese avatar reviewed Falling Home on + 1255 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Fifteen years ago, Cassie Madison left home and never looked back. The night of prom, she waited for her boyfriend Joe to pick her up, but instead a note was delivered to her. Cassie's sister Harriet and Joe left to elope. Vowing never to forgive her sister, Cassie left and had made a new life for herself in New York.

She's successful, beautiful and engaged. So when her sister wakes her at 3 am one night with a phone call, Cassie knows it can't be good. Their dad is dying and he wants Cassie to come home. She does, but seeing Joe and Harriett after so many years has passed brings back all of the hurt and humiliation. Getting to know her nieces and nephews is a bonus, but when Cassie's dad passes away and leaves her the house and everything in it, she feels trapped.

Doctor Sam Parker has always had fond feelings for Cassie and when the two are together, sparks fly. But Cassie is engaged, and has no plans to stay in town. Her home is in New York and she'll sell the family home if she has to in order to return. But when something happens that threatens the family's way of life, Cassie has a hard decision to make. Stay or Run again?

Falling Home is a poignant and captivating story. The characters are compelling, realistic, complicated and uplifting. This story captured my heart and the characters play across my mind, even after the last page. If you read one book this fall, read this one! I highly recommend it!!
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Helpful Score: 2
This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Falling Home deals with Cassie Warren who has run away from her small Southern town 15 years ago. She returns for her father's death and is instantly drawn into the small town lives of her sister and her family and former classmates. This is warm, well written book with laughter, love, tears and even a little mystery. Characters and plot were well developed and a very enjoyable book. Loved it! Carol McFarland, WI
Supermom34 avatar reviewed Falling Home on + 36 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Cassie Madison left Walton Ga. looking for herself & happiness. Little did she know the town & family she left had everything she was looking for & then some! Through the death of her father Cassie begins a journey that captures the reader & pulls them right into the story. Karen White is one of my favorite authors & Falling Home is another reason why. I highly suggest this book. You won't be dissappointed. Totally awesome!
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Helpful Score: 1
southern warmth and deeply moving..
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smileen avatar reviewed Falling Home on + 267 more book reviews
I absolutely adored this book! I laughed,I cried, ..a lot. Just goes to show you that you don't need to look any further than your own back yard :)
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loved this book & even shed a tear or two which doesn't happen often.

The characters in it were very likable and the story was enjoyable. It was easy to root for Cassie and Sam as well as Harriet and Joe. I've read a few of Karen White's books now and they all seem to follow the same lines, so the plot and big "mystery" were a bit predictable. Sometimes that's okay in a book - especially when the book is as good as this one!
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I like Karen White...good easy summer read. This was a bit predictiable plot wise but I liked it.
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a good read.
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I thought this book was wonderful. Great story. You say just read one more chapter, and you are reading too far into the night.
honey-d avatar reviewed Falling Home on + 9 more book reviews
This is a "Steel Magnolias" type of book that is really fantastic. Southern charm and well formed characters that you fall in love with. I laughed and cried (and cried some more) eagerly reading each page and feeling completely a part of their world.


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