A departure for Baldacci with much more emotion and heartbreak than his thrillers – but highly readable nonetheless. Fatal illness and a tragic accident look to be destroying the family of a 34 year old war veteran – then they are thrown a possible lifeline. A searing stand-alone novel from this worldwide bestseller.
Tender and absorbing, One Summer by bestselling author David Baldacci is a beautiful portrait of a family rebuilding itself after being torn apart by grief.When thirty-four-year-old ex-war veteran Jack Armstrong is told he has only weeks to live, his first concern is for his beloved wife Lizzie, and their children: baby Jackie, twelve-year-old would-be actor Cory and rebellious teenage daughter Mikki. It seems so cruel that an apparently fatal illness should claim him, a survivor of Afghanistan and Iraq, when he still has so much left to live for.On Christmas Eve, as Jack prepares to say goodbye to his family, unthinkable tragedy strikes again and Lizzie is killed in a car accident. Just when Jack thought living was far harder than dying, and the children's future looked so bleak, something remarkable happens which gives Jack the valuable second chance he'd only dreamed of.Unexpectedly, the family inherits Lizzie's beautiful childhood home on the oceanfront in South Carolina. During one unforgettable summer Jack and the children struggle to rebuild their lives. They learn to live again - and to love again. And they learn the biggest lesson of all - the importance of family.Now an Original Movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries'A good message and a big heart' - Washington PostPraise for David Baldacci:'Accomplished and amazing' - Daily Mail'Baldacci is still peerless' - Sunday Times'Baldacci delivers, every time' - Lisa Scottoline, author of EternalThe 6.20 Man, the first instalment in the Travis Devine series, was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 31/07/2024
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Tender and absorbing, One Summer by bestselling author David Baldacci is a beautiful portrait of a family rebuilding itself after being torn apart by grief.When thirty-four-year-old ex-war veteran Jack Armstrong is told he has only weeks to live, his first concern is for his beloved wife Lizzie, and their children: baby Jackie, twelve-year-old would-be actor Cory and rebellious teenage daughter Mikki. It seems so cruel that an apparently fatal illness should claim him, a survivor of Afghanistan and Iraq, when he still has so much left to live for.On Christmas Eve, as Jack prepares to say goodbye to his family, unthinkable tragedy strikes again and Lizzie is killed in a car accident.
One Summer features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary romance, Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Romance / Relationship Stories, Fiction, General Fiction, Recommendations
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One Summer was written by David Baldacci and published by Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
One Summer has 351 pages
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