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This book knocked my socks off. I couldn't stop reading. It was a beautiful story, I had no idea it would end the way it did. It really ramped up my Christmas spirit too. I loved the descriptions of Ireland and also the way the author told the story from 2 different perspectives. From the mothers and from the sons. It was a heartwarming tale, one that brought tears to my eyes. This is a 5 star book and if I could give it 10 I would!
For Colleen, life is spinning out of control. She just lost her husband, and her relationship with her young adult son Jamie is crumbling. Should she confess to him the secret that has been haunting her for twenty years? Jamie has a few secrets of his own. When he announces his plans to join the military, Colleen decides it's time for the two of them to take a trip together--to Ireland. The truth they discover there could fulfill both their dreams in a way neither ever thought possible. An Irish Christmas is a captivating story of love, deception, and secret passions, from popular and prolific author Melody Carlson.
From the Inside Flap
"I still faulted myself with the fact that I had never been over the moon for Hal.... I'd been the best wife I knew how to be, and yet, in my mind, it was never enough. Never equal to what Hal poured out over me.... And with him gone now, I felt even more like a failure--a phony. And I feared this shroud of guilt would follow me to my grave and perhaps even haunt me thereafter."
This is a warm and wonderful Christmas story.
From the Inside Flap
"I still faulted myself with the fact that I had never been over the moon for Hal.... I'd been the best wife I knew how to be, and yet, in my mind, it was never enough. Never equal to what Hal poured out over me.... And with him gone now, I felt even more like a failure--a phony. And I feared this shroud of guilt would follow me to my grave and perhaps even haunt me thereafter."
This is a warm and wonderful Christmas story.
