Follow the Stars Home: A Novel
With a startling sensitivity for human tragedy and the  ability of the heart to heal, Luanne Rice has written a moving  account of one woman's internal journey inFollow the Stars  Home. Married young to Tim McIntosh, a passionate and  charismatic fisherman with a troubled heart, Dianne Robbins  expects a future full of happiness, security, and love. But when  tests reveal that their unborn baby is severely disabled, Tim  sails off for calmer waters. Faced with the responsibilities of  raising her daughter Julia, Dianne finds support in Tim's brother  Alan and her own mother Lucinda.A decade later, Dianne has mastered the demands of nursing Julia  and swears her life is completely fulfilled by these tasks. When  Alan introduces Amy Brooks, a young and troubled girl, into  Dianne's life, Dianne finds her heart opening and stretching in  new and positive ways. As her mother Lucinda explains, "The  biggest mistake any of us can make is thinking that love is a  feeling, an emotion. It's not that at all. It's an action." And Dianne struggles over the choice to love again.Beautifully written with exquisite moments of tranquility,Follow the Stars Homedescribes the multiple ways that love  can be acted. With a dash of suspense included, this novel will  keep readers' fingers flipping through the pages as fast as they  can.--Nancy R.E. O'Brien--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.