A Little Hope
Books | Fiction / Literary
3.6
(105)
Ethan Joella
A Read with Jenna Bonus Selection An “immersive…illuminating” (Booklist) and life-affirming novel following the residents of an idyllic Connecticut town over the course of a year, A Little Hope explores the intertwining lives of a dozen neighbors as they confront everyday desires and fears: a lost love, a stalled career, an illness, and a betrayal.Freddie and Greg Tyler seem to have it all: a comfortable home, a beautiful young daughter, a bond that feels unbreakable. But when Greg is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, the sense of certainty they once knew evaporates. Throughout their town, friends and neighbors face the most difficult of life’s challenges and are figuring out how to survive thanks to love, grace, and hope. “A quietly powerful portrait of small-town life…told with wisdom and tenderness” (Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, Yes) A Little Hope is a deeply resonant debut that immerses the reader in a community and celebrates the importance of small moments of connection.
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Author
Ethan Joella
Pages
288
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2021-11-16
ISBN
1982171219 9781982171216
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"Audio book 7hrs 21min"
Sarah Womack
"The book is based in Connecticut where I live. I enjoyed hearing the names of landmarks in my area. Would have preferred a female narrator. I listened to the audiobook. Story was well written, characters were intertwined with each other, we learned how they handled loss and learned to embrace life. "
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Mary Beth F Salwierz
"4.75 stars<br/>This was just a good story. I think a lot of books that I tend to read are very dark or very deep and this was like a breath of fresh air. Don’t get me wrong, this book had its heartache and flawed characters. I don’t think I would have enjoyed it as much if there wasn’t. However, it wasn’t hard to read. You got to learn about all of the different characters and how they were interconnected through an ongoing timeline. A week or a couple months could have gone by between one person’s story and the next. And each one gave you a brief glimpse into some of the other characters stories. I very much enjoyed the writing style as well.<br/>Overall, it was a quiet book that showed the things that people struggle with daily and how the ways people struggle are all different. What you see or perceive of others is not always the way they feel or perceive themselves. For that sake, I gave it more stars than I would otherwise. The pain, joy, love, friendships, romances, and everything in between that all of us have throughout our days and life were covered in a muted way. There wasn’t a lot of drama, or characters that you couldn’t love or that you loved too much and were too perfect. It was just a nice, muted story of humanity, in my opinion. Very much enjoyed. <br/>"
Meg
