Helpful Score: 5
This is an excellent story....I loved it, and her as an author.
Two mothers. Two children. One tragedy. One miracle. Snelling, whose novels have sold more than two million copies, is sure to grab readers from the start of this holiday melodrama. Nora Peterson wants to create the perfect Christmas for what may be the last year her twins are home before leaving for college. Her husband's long business trip threatens her plans, but her world is about to turn upside down from far worse. As she faces tragedy, emergency room nurse Jenna Montgomery faces a miracle: her dying daughter, Heather, is getting a new heart. Snelling moves from one mother's viewpoint to the other's with ease, keeping readers riveted to Nora's emotional and spiritual healing and Jenna's understanding of her daughter's new life, as well as her own. SubplotsNora's relationship with her daughter, Christi, and Jenna's surprise romanceadd layers to this spiritually challenging and emotionally taut story.
Two mothers. Two children. One tragedy. One miracle. Snelling, whose novels have sold more than two million copies, is sure to grab readers from the start of this holiday melodrama. Nora Peterson wants to create the perfect Christmas for what may be the last year her twins are home before leaving for college. Her husband's long business trip threatens her plans, but her world is about to turn upside down from far worse. As she faces tragedy, emergency room nurse Jenna Montgomery faces a miracle: her dying daughter, Heather, is getting a new heart. Snelling moves from one mother's viewpoint to the other's with ease, keeping readers riveted to Nora's emotional and spiritual healing and Jenna's understanding of her daughter's new life, as well as her own. SubplotsNora's relationship with her daughter, Christi, and Jenna's surprise romanceadd layers to this spiritually challenging and emotionally taut story.
Loved it! She's a great author!
A tragic and happy story of two mothers. One greiving loss and another a miracle. Gives both sides of one of lifes most heartfelt tragedies. Life goes on and so we have too is the lesson I got from this story
One Perfect Day is told in the alternating voices of the mothers - the one who lost her son, and the mother whose daughter lives. Even if you are not a parent, the reader can feel their pain, their fears, their joy. The book does have light religious overtones, but I wouldn't think it would be objectionable even to those who are not particularly religious. The only reason I did not give the book five stars is that I was hoping for more at the end, which is not to say that it was disappointing, I just wished for a bit of a differet ending.
A heartbreaking story - one mother grieves while another mother rejoices. This book was pretty accurate about the grief. My nephew died suddenly when he was 16 and my sister acted in a similar manner to Nora. I stayed up til midnight to finish this - it was a tearjerker. Really liked it!
This is a very moving look at the lives of 2 women who face crisis. One woman wants the perfect Christmas for her twins before they leave home for college but her plans are shattered when one of her children is killed in a car accident. The other woman also wants the perfect Christmas for her daughter as it may be their last together as her daughter is dying of heart disease. The writer allows us to experience all the pain & grief of loss, the joy of new beginnings & the faithfulness of God even when it appears that God isn't hearing their prayers. I recommend this for every mother. It will make you appreciate your life & your children & have great compassion for those who have lost a child.
Touching story. Raw emotions. I didn't want to put it down.
Good, did not enjoy as much as her other books.
this is a paperback book, it is showing up wrong and I had no other option
