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I just finished Happy Harbor by Rachel Hanna Audiobook - Narrated by Rebecca Gibel and here are my musings.
Josie Campbell left Happy Harbor and hasn't looked back. The only thing she misses is her grandmother. She doesn't miss growing up with an alcoholic mother. One whose antics are the stuff of legends or the fact she was barely there for Josie growing up.
Josie has a great job, a condo she loves, a fiance and a beautiful teenage daughter who goes to a top high school. Things could not be better. Then in the blink of an eye it all crumbles in an instant. Her fiance ends things and she is fired from her job... Icing on the cake, her daughter Kendra is suspended for the rest of the year. Can things get worse?
The next thing she knows is her beloved Nana has passed away and Josie has to return to a place that she wanted to forget. Her Nana has left her the house and the restaurant. Josie wants neither but Kendra really wants to stay so inserting herself into Nana's shoes and soon is glad she did. The handsome renter is a huge bonus of being home but her mother, Diana, working in the restaurant is not something she was expecting to have to face but Diana is sober and Nana put this all into place in hopes they can reconcile before it is too late.
I wasn't sure I was going to like this one but the second the narrator started to talk, I already knew I was wrong. I felt like the story was written in such a way that you can't help becoming fully invested in these women.
This book covers some pretty deep topics. Alcoholism, death, child neglect to name a few. It isn't difficult enough for me to issue trigger warnings but they are for anyone who may need a warning. I felt the book did a great job of accurately portraying everything it touches upon while keeping the book more on the uplifting side.
The book is really well written and I loved how the women all came together at the end to forgive and move past all the negative things that have plagued their lives. They all grow and change into the kind of people they can be proud of. I'm a big fan of connecting with characters in books and this one was done to utter perfection.
Loved the small town feel with the cute romance thrown in. Definitely a winning combination in my world,
4 stars thank you @netgalley and @blackstonepublishing for my gifted copy
