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Nov 23, 2010 | ISBN 9780553386868 Buy
Jun 24, 2008 | ISBN 9780553589702 Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Jul 17, 2007 | ISBN 9780553903850 Buy
Jul 17, 2007 | 793 Minutes Buy
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Nov 23, 2010 | ISBN 9780553386868
Jun 24, 2008 | ISBN 9780553589702
Jul 17, 2007 | ISBN 9780553903850
Jul 17, 2007 | ISBN 9781415938973
793 Minutes
Jul 17, 2007 | ISBN 9780739343593
350 Minutes
New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice works her singular magic in this deeply felt novel about two unforgettable couples, linked by a shared history, separated by decisions made long ago. What if you could relive one time in your life? What would you choose if you could make one thing right? For Bernadette and Tom, it is a return to their roots in Ireland and a love that broke every rule and could have withstood any consequence—but the one that broke their hearts. For James and Kathleen, whose indelible bond was forged in a Dublin orphanage before one was adopted and carried across the sea to America, it is a reunion they’ve dreamed of all their young lives, even if it defies reason. From the Emerald Isle to the Connecticut shore, four lives are about to come together in a confrontation that will challenge each of them to leave behind the past and all they once thought was important, and to embrace at last what matters most.
With every New York Times bestseller, Luanne Rice illuminates yet another of the secret wonders of the heart. Her unforgettable evocations of family, friendship, and loves lost and won in such novels as The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, and Summer of Roses give voice to our most powerful emotions. Now she brings back two of her most beloved characters to tell of their journey across the sea to unravel the mysteries of a shared past—and two undying love affairs.…What Matters MostSister Bernadette Ignatius has returned to Ireland in the company of Tom Kelly to search for the past—and the son—they left behind. For it was here that these two long-ago lovers spent a season of magic before Bernadette’s calling led her to a vocation as Mother Superior at Star of the Sea Academy on the sea-tossed Connecticut shore. For Tom, Bernadette’s choice meant giving up his fortune and taking the job as caretaker at Star of the Sea, where he could be close to the woman he could no longer have but whom he never stopped loving. And while one miracle drew them apart, another is about to bring them together again.For somewhere in Dublin a young man named Seamus Sullivan is also on a search, dreaming of being reunited with his own first love, the only “family” he’s ever known. They’d been inseparable growing up together at St. Augustine’s Children’s Home, until Kathleen Murphy’s parents claimed her and she vanished across the sea to America. Now, in a Newport mansion, that very girl, grown to womanhood, works as a maid and waits with a faith that defies all reason for the miracle that will bring back the only boy she’s ever loved.That miracle is at hand—but like most miracles, it can come only after the darkest of nights and the deepest of heartbreaks. For life can be as precarious as a walk along a cliff, and its greatest rewards reached only by those who dare to risk everything…for what matters most.
New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice brings back two of her most beloved characters to tell of two undying love affairs. . . .Sister Bernadette Ignatius has returned to Ireland in the company of Tom Kelly to search for the son they left behind. For it was here that these two long-ago lovers spent a season of magic before Bernadette’s calling led her to a vocation as Mother Superior at Star of the Sea Academy. For Tom, Bernadette’s choice meant giving up his fortune and taking the job as caretaker at Star of the Sea, where he could be close to the woman he could no longer have but never stopped loving. And somewhere in Dublin a young man named Seamus Sullivan is also on a search, dreaming of being reunited with his own first love, the only “family” he’s ever known. They’d been inseparable growing up together at the orphanage, until Kathleen Murphy’s parents claimed her and she vanished to America. Now that very girl, grown to womanhood, works as a maid and waits for the miracle that will bring back the only boy she’s ever loved.That miracle is at hand–for life’s greatest rewards are reached only by those who dare to risk everything . . . for what matters most.
Luanne Rice is the author of more than twenty-five novels, including The Geometry of Sisters, Last Kiss, Light of the Moon, What Matters Most, The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, Summer of Roses, Summer’s Child, Silver Bells, and Beach Girls. She lives in New… More about Luanne Rice
“A page-turner.”—Chicago Sun-Times“Luanne Rice has a talent for navigating the emotions that range through familial bonds, from love and respect to anger.”—The Denver Post“Rice has an elegant style, a sharp eye and a real warmth. In her hands families—and their values—seem worth cherishing.”—San Francisco Chronicle
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