Comfort & Joy: A Fable by Kristin Hannah

Sometimes the way home begins by going somewhere completely unexpected. Comfort & Joy: A Fable by bestselling author Kristin Hannah is a tender, magical Christmas story about starting over, finding family in unexpected places, and having the courage to believe that life might still hold something wonderful.

Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas. But newly divorced and estranged from her sister, she approaches the holiday feeling anything but joyful. On an impulse, she boards a plane bound for the rural Northwest - and when the journey takes a frightening and unexpected turn, Joy makes a decision to leave her ordinary life behind for a while.

Her path leads to Daniel O'Shea, a single father grieving the death of his former wife, and his six-year-old son, Bobby, who has retreated into a world of imaginary friends. Joy and Bobby form an immediate bond, and together this unlikely little group begins to rediscover something each of them thought they had lost.

Part contemporary fiction, part love story, and part modern-day fairy tale, Comfort & Joy explores grief, second chances, family, hope, and the strange ways our lives can change when we finally allow ourselves to imagine something different.

• Author: Kristin Hannah
• Format: Paperback
• Genre: Literature & Fiction
• 258 pages
• Adult fiction
• Holiday / Christmas fiction

What is Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah about?

Comfort & Joy is a Christmas novel about Joy Candellaro, a recently divorced woman who impulsively travels to the Pacific Northwest and becomes connected to a grieving father and his young son. The story explores family, loss, love, hope, and second chances with elements of a modern-day fairy tale.

Is Comfort & Joy a Christmas book?

Yes. Comfort & Joy takes place during the Christmas season, and Christmas, family, hope, and renewal are central to the story. It works especially well as a December read or holiday book-club selection.

Is Comfort & Joy a romance?

The novel includes romantic elements, but it also focuses heavily on family, grief, healing, and starting over. Readers who enjoy emotional women's fiction and contemporary fiction alongside romance may especially enjoy it.

Is Comfort & Joy part of a series?

No. Comfort & Joy is a standalone novel, so readers do not need to read another Kristin Hannah book first.

Who might enjoy Comfort & Joy?

This book may appeal to readers looking for emotional Christmas fiction, stories about second chances and found family, contemporary women's fiction, romantic holiday stories, and books with a touch of magical or fairy-tale atmosphere.