Once in Every Life

great

This book again was not as gripping as her other novels.It was not a page turner for me.But i will still read all her books

Good reading. Sometimes descriptions are too long.

Heart warming, funny and well written.

I read this book years ago and the story line kept coming back to me over the years. So I bought it again. This time I'll hang on to it. Very good read.

I searched for this book for years! I read it as a teen and the story stuck with me. It's not your run if the mill trashy trashy romance. It has heart and the characters are unforgettable. Love it.

a writer puts together a "Once In Every Life." This is a romance with powerful family drama, a dash of time travel and it is simply gorgeous. I cried a bucket and laughed out loud. Kristin Hannah's novels so far have been some of the most enjoyable, intelligent novels I have ever read. With Once In Every Life, taking the lead by just a heartbeat of Mystic Lake. Her prose is just so seamless. Funny, too. Very real. The family drama in this book takes precedence to a certain degree over romance. Although all the different aspects just swirl beautifully together. Tess Gregory circa 1993 ends up as Jackson Rafferty's wife circa 1873 thanks to a spirit named Carol. Jack is a terribly troubled man, who's marriage was a disaster. His children, bright and loving, have had two remote parents raising them in a loveless home. Enter Tess, given a second chance at life, and a chance to help this unhappy family. Her gentle tending of these damaged children is poignant and believable. Jack's painful and slow healing from his torments is well done. You'll love Tess's discovery of how things are done in 1873. It is just very, very splendid reading. 5 stars are not enough for Once In Every Life, this book deserves 10