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Once in Every Life: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – December 23, 1992
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But for Tess, a new life begins at her death, in post-Civil War America. She is now Amarylis Rafferty, wife and mother of three -- and she can hear. Shocked and disoriented by her new surroundings, she is drawn into the savage heartache burdening the family, especially her husband, Jack, a man who fears himself capable of anything.
- Print length416 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication dateDecember 23, 1992
- Dimensions4.1 x 0.9 x 7 inches
- ISBN-100449148386
- ISBN-13978-0449148389
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But for Tess, a new life begins at her death, in post-Civil War America. She is now Amarylis Rafferty, wife and mother of three -- and she can hear. Shocked and disoriented by her new surroundings, she is drawn into the savage heartache burdening the family, especially her husband, Jack, a man who fears himself capable of anything.
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But for Tess, a new life begins at her death, in post-Civil War America. She is now Amarylis Rafferty, wife and mother of three -- and she can hear. Shocked and disoriented by her new surroundings, she is drawn into the savage heartache burdening the family, especially her husband, Jack, a man who fears himself capable of anything.
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- Publisher : Ballantine Books; First Edition (December 23, 1992)
- Language : English
- Mass Market Paperback : 416 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0449148386
- ISBN-13 : 978-0449148389
- Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.1 x 0.9 x 7 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #31,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #153 in Time Travel Romances
- #8,580 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
- #11,070 in Genre Literature & Fiction
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Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, which was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won the coveted People's Choice award for best fiction in the same year. It was also named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week. In 2018, The Great Alone became an instant New York Times #1 bestseller and was named the Best Historical Novel of the Year by Goodreads.
The Four Winds was published in February of 2021 and immediately hit #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie bookstore's bestseller lists. Additionally, it was selected as a book club pick by the both Today Show and The Book Of the Month club.
The Nightingale is currently in production at Tri Star, with Dakota and Elle Fanning set to star. Tri Star has also optioned The Great Alone and it is in development. Firefly Lane, her novel about two best friends, was the #1 Netflix show around the world, in the week it came out. The popular tv show stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke and Season Two is currently being filmed.
www.kristinhannah.com
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This novel (Once in every life: a novel by Kristin Hannah) focuses on a science researcher named Tess Gregory and involves a time travel like theme which I found intriguing. I never ever give away too much information when reviewing any novel because I dislike reviewers who write so much about a book that it spoils it for others who may want to read a particular book.
If you are a fan of Kristen Hannah’s novels this is one of her earlier books you might want to check out.
Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy Haiku).
This is a romance with powerful family drama, a dash of time travel and it is simply
gorgeous.
I cried a bucket and laughed out loud.
Kristin Hannah's novels so far have been
some of the most enjoyable, intelligent novels
I have ever read.
With Once In Every Life, taking the lead by just a heartbeat
of Mystic Lake.
Her prose is just so seamless.
Funny, too.
Very real.
The family drama in this book takes precedence to a certain degree over romance. Although all the different aspects just swirl beautifully together.
Tess Gregory circa 1993 ends up as Jackson Rafferty's wife
circa 1873 thanks to a spirit named Carol.
Jack is a terribly troubled man, who's marriage was a disaster.
His children, bright and loving, have had two remote parents raising them in a loveless home.
Enter Tess, given a second chance at life, and a chance to
help this unhappy family.
Her gentle tending of these damaged children is poignant and believable.
Jack's painful and slow healing from his torments is well done.
You'll love Tess's discovery of how things are done in 1873.
It is just very, very splendid reading.
5 stars are not enough for Once In Every Life, this book deserves 10
I'm not willing to give out any spoilers.
I could tell by the end of the first chapter I'd love the book. The writing is excellent and engages the reader quickly. I stayed up until 4am to find out what would happen to these characters that I became so attached to.
I would have liked a little more back story of both the characters, but that's all the negative I can think of. Not even worth of removing a star.
I would be ecstatic to see this in theaters. :)
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