01618nam a2200289u 4500 932576527 OCoLC 20190501223547.0 ta 161115s2016 nyu 000 1 eng 2016027285 1250010675 9781250010674 Me eng rda Me VanLiere, Donna, 1966- author. The Christmas town Donna VanLiere. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016. 228 pages ; 19 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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? "-- Provided by publisher. Self-realization in women Fiction. Christmas stories. 2 21082 21082 0 0 ABELJ abelj AF 2016-12-14 0 VANL 36276 2016-12-14 16.99 2016-12-14 BOOK