01571nam a2200265u  4500001001100000003000700011005001700018007000300035008004100038010001500079020001500094020001800109040002100127100003700148245004100185250001900226260004300245300002400288336002600312337002800338338002700366520084900393650004001242655002301282932576527 OCoLC 20190501223547.0ta161115s2016    nyu           000 1 eng    a2016027285  a1250010675  a9781250010674  aMebengerdacMe1 aVanLiere, Donna,d1966-eauthor.14aThe Christmas town cDonna VanLiere.  aFirst edition. 1aNew York :bSt. Martin's Press,c2016.  a228 pages ;c19 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. When Lauren ends her shift one night, she finds herself driving aimlessly in order to avoid returning to her lonely apartment. And when she witnesses a car accident she is suddenly pulled into the small town of Grandon, first as a witness but then as a volunteer for the annual fundraiser for Glory's Place, a center for single mothers and families who need assistance. Could this town and its people be the home she has always longed for? "--cProvided by publisher. 0aSelf-realization in womenvFiction. 0aChristmas stories.