{"product_id":"comfort-and-joy-kristin-hannah","title":"Comfort \u0026 Joy: A Fable by Kristin Hannah","description":"\u003cp\u003eSometimes the way home begins by going somewhere completely unexpected. Comfort \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart contemporary fiction, part love story, and part modern-day fairy tale, Comfort \u0026amp; Joy explores grief, second chances, family, hope, and the strange ways our lives can change when we finally allow ourselves to imagine something different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Kristin Hannah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Literature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e258 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoliday \/ Christmas fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Comfort \u0026amp; Joy by Kristin Hannah about?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComfort \u0026amp; Joy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Comfort \u0026amp; Joy a Christmas book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. \u003cem\u003eComfort \u0026amp; Joy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Comfort \u0026amp; Joy a romance?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Comfort \u0026amp; Joy part of a series?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. \u003cem\u003eComfort \u0026amp; Joy\u003c\/em\u003e is a standalone novel, so readers do not need to read another Kristin Hannah book first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho might enjoy Comfort \u0026amp; Joy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49439909052487,"sku":"51900","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/9925\/8439\/files\/comfort-and-joy-kristin-hannah-paperback.png?v=1791382415","url":"https:\/\/shopthegreenehouse.com\/products\/comfort-and-joy-kristin-hannah","provider":"The GreeneHouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}