Almost Paradise: A Novel

Almost Paradise: A Novel

Author: Debbie Macomber

ISBN: 9781250158581

Price: Rs. 1519.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

In this quirky and heartfelt middle-grade debut, a girl determined to free her mother from wrongful imprisonment discovers saving grace in the form of her estranged aunt, an ornery silent nun.Twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde Henderson’s life turns upside down the day her mother’s boyfriend holds up a convenience store, and her mother is wrongly jailed for assisting with the crime. Ruby and her pet pig, Bunny, find their way to her estranged Aunt Eleanor's home. Aunt Eleanor is an ornery nun who lives in the midst of a peach orchard on Paradise Ranch. With a little patience, she and Ruby begin to get along―but Eleanor has secrets of her own, secrets that might mean more hard times for Ruby.Ruby believes that she's the only one who can find a way to help heal her loved ones, save her mother, and bring her family back together. But being in a family means that everyone has to work together to support each other, and being home doesn't always mean going back to where you came from. Corabel Shofner's Almost Paradise is a big-hearted middle grade novel about trust, belonging, and the struggles and joys of loving one another.A Margaret Ferguson BookPraise for Almost Paradise:"One undersized but indomitable tomboy tackles tough issues with wry humor as she attempts to create the home and family for which she yearns. Ruby’s folksy precociousness and determination are as endearing as her realization that the world is not perfect and that love comes in pieces. . . . Rich in Southern flavor, loaded with biblical references and even a scattering of Dickens quotes: a rollicking read." ―Kirkus Reviews

Edition details: English, 320 pages. Reference ISBN: 9781250158581.

About the Author

Debbie Macomber is an acclaimed author whose published works are celebrated internationally for their insight, narrative skill, and enduring reader appeal.

Book Specifications & Quick Facts

Reading Level
General / Adult
Language & Format
English • Paperback
ISBN Reference
9781250158581
Publisher
St. Martin's Press / Pan Macmillan
Pan-India Delivery
Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India

What is this book about?

In this quirky and heartfelt middle-grade debut, a girl determined to free her mother from wrongful imprisonment discovers saving grace in the form of her estranged aunt, an ornery silent nun.Twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde Henderson’s life turns upside down the day her mother’s boyfriend holds up a...

Who should read this book?

Recommended for readers who enjoy quality books and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Debbie Macomber.

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  • Published by St. Martin's Press / Pan Macmillan.
  • Language: English.
  • Page count: 320.

Catalog Description

In this quirky and heartfelt middle-grade debut, a girl determined to free her mother from wrongful imprisonment discovers saving grace in the form of her estranged aunt, an ornery silent nun.Twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde Henderson’s life turns upside down the day her mother’s boyfriend holds up a convenience store, and her mother is wrongly jailed for assisting with the crime. Ruby and her pet pig, Bunny, find their way to her estranged Aunt Eleanor's home. Aunt Eleanor is an ornery nun who lives in the midst of a peach orchard on Paradise Ranch. With a little patience, she and Ruby begin to get along―but Eleanor has secrets of her own, secrets that might mean more hard times for Ruby.Ruby...

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