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A Home for the Holidays

A Novel

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Narrator Anna Caputo

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Length 7 hours 38 minutes
Language English
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A witty, warmhearted novel about coming to terms with grief, taking a chance on unexpected connections, and finding family in time for the holidays

For wedding singer Mel Hart, the holidays have always retained a certain magic. Her mother, Connie, always managed to pull off spectacular Santa hijinx that convinced Mel to keep believing in Santa way longer than other kids. Those moments meant everything to Mel because the rest of the year, life was unpredictable because of her mother’s alcohol use. 

But two weeks before Christmas, Mel gets a call from the hospital: her mother has died. 

Then a woman shows up on Mel's doorstep, claiming to be Connie's estranged best friend, promising to tell Mel a different narrative—one in which Connie was almost a famous country music star, if only a man hadn't gotten in the way. Instead of spending Christmas alone in her dead mother's house, Mel agrees to stay with Barb for the holidays, finding herself in the middle of Barb's complicated family and uncovering secrets while fighting an attraction to Barb’s in-the-middle-of-a-divorce son. As Christmas approaches, Mel reckons with how little she knew about her mother's past while reexamining her own future. 

A Home for the Holidays is a moving exploration of complicated grief, mother-daughter relationships, loving someone with addiction, and the redemptive power of opening one's heart to love in all its forms.

TAYLOR HAHN is the author of the novel The Lifestyle and the novella The Wedding, the Winery, and Will. She is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and Fordham University School of Law, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Visit her online at www.taylorhahn.com or find her on social media as @taylorsheahahn.

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Audiobook details

Author:

Narrator:
Anna Caputo

ISBN:
9780593913017

Length:
7 hours 38 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

Publication date:

Edition:
Unabridged

Libro.fm rank:
#4,845 Overall

Genre rank:
#2,278 in Fiction

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Reviews

"Packed with holiday hallmarks, this Christmas romance is a gift for anyone who likes to keep the spirit alive all year.”
Brit+Co

"Mixing elements of a fun romantic comedy with thoughtful conversations on regret and grief plus a dash of spicy revenge, the end result is a holiday story where each page becomes a present to unwrap.”
Booklist, starred

"Complicated loss, maternal secrets, and newfound hope are blanketed by Chicago snow in Taylor Hahn's tenderhearted novel A Home for the Holidays… Well-balanced and lovely. Hahn (The Lifestyle) writes funny and heartwarming scenes as deftly as she renders the illogical nature of grief... Those seeking some heft in their seasonal reading may find comfort in the truism underpinning Hahn's novel: that the home one needs now might not be the home one has always known, and that honoring both is possible--for the holidays and beyond."
Shelf Awareness

"Hahn’s second novel... explores love and grief and the complexity that comes with both. Fans of Kristan Higgins and Mhairi McFarlane will find much to love here.”
Library Journal

"Satisfying… Charming… This feel-good holiday novel has just the right amount of grit.”
Publishers Weekly

"An exquisitely written, tender, big-hearted exploration of love, grief and family, Home for the Holidays absolutely sparkles. I loved every second and every page.”
–Allison Winn Scotch, bestselling author of The Rewind

"This is the perfect big-hearted novel to curl up with! A Home For the Holidays explores grief, love, and family secrets with a heavy dose of charm and Christmas magic. Taylor Hahn’s writing is honest, emotionally generous, and just so funny. I couldn’t love it more!"
–Jennifer Close, author of Marrying the Ketchups

"Taylor Hahn is back with a warm-hearted holiday novel about second chances, found family, and maybe even a Christmas miracle or two. Readers will devour this charming page turner and root for wedding singer Mel Hart to find healing, a fresh start, and, maybe most of all, A Home for the Holidays. This feel-good book packs a big emotional punch—and Taylor Hahn has quickly found a place on my personal list of auto-buy authors."
–Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author of A Happier Life

“A deeply moving portrait of mothers and daughters, A Home for the Holidays is perfect for readers who like their heartwarming holiday stories cut with a dash of Joni Mitchell's ‘River.’ Taylor Hahn had me laughing one moment and weeping the next with this stunner of a novel.”
–Laura Hankin, author of One-Star Romance

“Taylor Hahn performs magic by exploring the deepest reaches of loss, love, and finding ourselves, and does it with humor, wit, and a flair for serendipity. She reminds us that even our most well-worn stories about our loved ones—and ourselves—can surprise us if only we are willing to take a closer look. This book is for anyone who has ever yearned for a mother and felt the singular grief of a too-soon, complicated loss. A Home for the Holidays holds all the complexities of grief and just what it takes to carve your own path out of the rubble. Redemptive, relatable, smart-funny, and yes, romantic, this novel will make you believe in second chances. I will never forget these characters. Be ready to fall in love.”
–Chelsea Bieker, author of Madwoman and Godshot

A Home for the Holidays is a wonder. Taylor Hahn has written a pitch-perfect novel about grief, healing, and coming to terms with family secrets. I fell in love with Mel, a wedding singer who must re-examine the meaning of home after her mother’s passing, and in doing so, opens herself up to a more expansive definition of family. Heartwarming, true, and ultimately playful, this novel will stay with me for a long time.”
–Crystal Hana Kim, author of The Stone Home Expand reviews
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