Marnie is just 35 when her boyfriend, Brian, drops dead of a sudden heart attack. Stunned by his death, Marnie finds her greatest grief is for Troy, Brian’s son whom she has raised as her own since he was a kindergartener. When he is reclaimed by his train wreck of a birth mother, Troy’s departure drives Marnie to a grief group at the local rec center. There she finds unexpected allies, three strangers who join her in an impulsive road trip from Wisconsin to Las Vegas to reconnect with Troy. Along for the ride are fifty-something Rita, prim and ladylike on the outside, seething with rage on the inside over the murder of her daughter; Laverne, Marnie’s introverted landlady who is crippled by grief for her late husband; and Jazzy, a psychic driven to the grief group by an unseen voice. Together they embark on the adventure of their lives, a journey toward healing, friendship, and love.

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8 hours and 50 minutes
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Karen McQuestion
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Tanya Eby
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May 23, 2012
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English
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B0085NLQDE
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Listening Length	8 hours and 50 minutes
Author	Karen McQuestion
Narrator	Tanya Eby
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Audible.com Release Date	May 23, 2012
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0085NLQDE
Best Sellers Rank	#119,638 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #4,690 in Women's Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #5,256 in Literary Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #30,879 in Literary Fiction (Books)

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J Estevez

Cookie Cutter

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2018

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If you like nice and neat, cookie cutter stories, the Long Way Home is for you. It was a sweet little story of four ladies in various stages of life, who hardly know each other, yet all agree to set out on a road trip to support Marnie and her plight to rescue her step son from his mom’s house in Vegas. Of all the characters I can’t say I had a favorite. TLWH was a little too smooth for my taste.

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just jen

Very hokey

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2021

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Not believable even for a book. Good idea just the events that happened don't ring true. Don't want to spoil it for anyone but one of them gets stabbed then she sneaks out of the hospital with no antibiotics or pain meds?? Then the same woman gets choked on a plane and she can talk afterwards???? And how about the woman with the bag of pills???? And let's face it, had this car load of women been women of color, would they have gotten the same treatment?? I think not!

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Wonderful

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019

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A truly delightful novel about the individual journey four.women partake in after meeting at a group for women grieving a loss of death. Upon deciding to take a.road trip together, not only do they discover so much about themselves but about each other. They slowly discover the deep truths in their lives and how to overcome those fears and to live more honestly both within and with others.

Despite being so different from one another, they soon learn they can gain so much from one another if they truly look at the other person without their own experiences her to g in the way.

What starts out as a journey with one goal in mind, soon each woman finds they actually have individual.ones they can and want to achieve in the trip. New realities unfold for each one and as a group. Friendships are built, new relationships are found and formed and each one begins to move forward in their lives with new perspectives, new friends, and new focuses on where they have been and where they are going.

Rating: 4.7
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MsTee

New Friends found.

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2021

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To any and all women who may read this story. At anytime in our lives we can experience what the characters in this book faced, not necessarily at the respective age of our characters in this story, but certainly sometime in our life. Most importantly, no matter our age we should always strive to maintain a bit of "Jazzy" in our personalities. This story grabbed me, made me chuckle spontaneously, and had me rooting for the four characters on this journey. To the Author please keep writing, your tales help some of us escape our own lives and sometimes possibly give us courage to move ahead and away from where we are in our lives.

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Anna1

Too Long of a Trip

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2020

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I realize authors write fiction to give the reader an escape from the real world but this book just didn't hold my interest at all. I usually can find some parts of a story believable but not in the trip the ladies took. I realize because this story wasn't for me doesn't mean that another reader won't enjoy it!

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Simply Me

A Stable Read

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020

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The Long Way Home kept my attention. Th characters were well-developed. The ONLY issue I have with the book was the fact that there was never an actual conversation about what happened with Laverne and Marnie at the rest stop with Max. Yeah, Laverne told the medical staff about the injury, but there was no conversation about it with Jazzy and Rita. I don't even think Rita was EVER told about it. That left a hole. Good stable book otherwise.

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Kindle Customer Joanna Innes

Homey characters

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2016

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Isn't everyone intrigued by the possibility of knowing what lies around the next corner? That's what I liked about Karen McQuestion's novel. By giving Jazzy clairvoyance through her grandmother, the ground is layed for joyful adventure s for the car full of gentlle but quirky women. Each one has some sort of problem to fix, and by the end of the trip, each is in a better place. It's a gentle read, a. relaxing time with just the right amount of good humor and intrigue, a pleasant escape from the troubles of this old world.

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Vikki

Nice Escape

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2022

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This book is very easy enjoyable reading and a nice escape from reality. It was heartwarming to see how Jazzy tuned into everyone's heart and soul & sincerely helped her friends. It was a Pollyanna story with a happy ending and at my age of 74, the only kind of stories I enjoy.

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Deb

A group of women on a trip

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2020

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I follow Karen McQuestion though Facebook and a group called My Book Tribe. I enjoy the way Karen writes and takes us on a journey with each book.

I loved all of the characters in this book, they’re portrayed so well! It’s a story of self development and new experiences for them all. Laverne has to be my favourite though. Coming out of her shell like no one expected!

The women, who are more or less total strangers, get in the car belonging to one of their spouses and make a trip like no other they have gone through before. They learn a lot about each other and the story is comforting I found.

If you like a story of women’s camaraderie, this is a good book for you!

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A Charmer, if a Little Weak

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2012

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This charming little novel uses circumstance to bring together four women you would never expect to be friends otherwise and sets them on a life-changing road trip.
It is sweet in its idea and really presses home the idea of being a master of your own destiny - especially in relation to Marnie.
The characters are a mixed bunch - I found it hard to like Rita, a boring old fuddy duddy outside of her circumstance, and Marnie - a martyred victim, but otherwise the story itself captured me and I finished the book in a few days.
The ending is perfect for those who like all loose ends tied up and it's a very easy read, but at times it can lack a little substance.

17 people found this helpful

Mrs T

The Long Way Home

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2014

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This is set in America and the language could be irritating. The main characters are stereotypes, the woman grieving for her murdered daughter, the one separated from the boy she raised, the elderly recluse and the extrovert, kind-hearted free spirit who brings them all together and takes them on a journey to Las Vegas. However, I found I couldn't put the book down and had to finish it to find out how all their situations were resolved. There are coincidences and a lot of psychic happenings, but no sex or bad language which is unusual these days and the main reason I have given the full five stars.

One person found this helpful

Myrna McClure

For children`s Library

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2018

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Awful, awful, awful. The most far fetched book I have ever read. Did not enjoy it one bit. Took me all my time to keep with it as I do not like not finishing a book. Will certainly not be buying Karen McQeuestion again. Like something a child would read.

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Lletyderw

Well worth reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2013

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This is a very different book from any I would usually choose but is well worth reading. We have four very different female lead characters all with their own stories to tell on a road trip to discovery. The stories are all well inter-woven with seemingly small co-incidences having major impacts. I am not really one for psychic-led stories but this was subtly done and worked really well and I found I could relate to, or at least recognise, all of the very different personalities.

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