000			01618nam a2200289u 4500
001			932576527
003			OCoLC
005			20190501223547.0
007			ta
008			161115s2016 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a2016027285
020			_a1250010675
020			_a9781250010674
040			_aMe _beng _erda _cMe
100	1		_aVanLiere, Donna, _d1966- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Christmas town _cDonna VanLiere.
250			_aFirst edition.
260		1	_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c2016.
300			_a228 pages ; _c19 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_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.
650		0	_aSelf-realization in women _vFiction.
655		0	_aChristmas stories.
961	w	l	_t2
999			_c21082 _d21082