Review & Contest: Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber

This is my third Debbie Macomber book and so far I have yet to be disappointed! Hannah’s List opens up a year after Hannah’s death, her husband Dr. Michael Everett is still grieving the loss, but even more startling to him is the letter that is given to him by his brother in law. It is a letter from Hannah, one she wrote shortly before her death containing a list of three names of ladies that she thinks would be suitable wives for Michael upon her death. Still torn up inside and also feeling guilty, Michael believes he should have known she was sick, he is a doctor, he should have known! But her cancer was too far advance and they only had a short time together before he lost her.

Not sure why she wrote him the letter and why these particular women, Michael feels that he owes it to her to at least get to know them. But the problem is that he isn't quite sure that he can. They are three totally different women! So differnt from Hannah, but that was the idea right? I thought they all had their own individual charm, but I must say that I was swayed back and forth a few times with two of them.There is Winter Adams, which happens to be her cousin, Leanne Lancaster who was Hannah’s Oncology Nurse and then Macy Roth who Michael has never met before. As much as I would love to tell you who he ends up with in the end I can’t, but I will tell you that his journey was a tremendously heartfelt one that will tug at your hart all they way through.

It is so evident that Michael loved Hannah more than life itself, he almost feels like he is betraying his wife and their love. But Hannah knew that Michael would need to find a place in his heart for a new love and a new life. At the age of 36 he still had a lot of life to live. Now the road isn’t easy for any of the ladies or Michael. Actually it is downright painful at times that my eyes flooded with tears, but Debbie Macomber has a way of making it all better.

The idea of death and moving on with your life at any age has be such a grueling process and such a sensitive one at that, but the author never fails to create such engaging characters that you are swept away into their lives as though they were living breathing creatures.

 

READ EXCERPT 

 
HANNAH'S LIST

On the anniversary of his beloved wife’s death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him. In it she reminds him of her love and makes one final request. An impossible request. I want you to marry again. She tells him he shouldn’t spend the years he has left grieving her. And to that end she’s chosen three women she asks him to consider. During the months that follow, he spends time with Winter, Leanne, and Macy, learning more about each of them . . . and about himself. Learning what Hannah already knew. He’s a man who needs the completeness only love can offer. And Hannah’s list leads him to the woman who can help him find it..

Author Bio:
Debbie Macomber, the author of 92 Pacific Boulevard, 8 Sandpiper Way, Summer on Blossom Street and Twenty Wishes, has become a leading voice in women’s fiction worldwide. Her work has appeared on every major bestseller list, including those of the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly. She is a multiple award winner, and won the 2005 Quill Award for Best Romance. More than a hundred million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. For more information on Debbie and her books, visit her Web site, http://www.debbiemacomber.com./

FTC Disclosure applies for this review, I recieved this book from Chelsy @ Big Honcho Media

MIRA Books Hardcover

May 2010

ISBN13: 978-0778327806

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* Enjoy additional titles by Debbie Macomber with a $25 VISA gift card & Copy of Hannah's List

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