Book source ~ Purchased
Marc Sanderson
15 April 2020
Contemporary
73 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites
Leonard Stark hasn’t
left his house in years. He’s tried. Boy, has he tried, but he just can’t do
it. Christmas is nearly upon him when one morning he sees a figure on his old
porch couch. Bundled up against the cold and rain he doesn’t know if the person
is a man or woman, young or old. When he hears a knock at his door he panics
and tells whoever it is to go away. But the voice is persistent. She (he’s
pretty sure it’s a she) pleads to use his bathroom before moving along. Leonard
finally gives in and it’s the biggest step he’s taken in a long time. Little
does he know that it’s Eve’s biggest step, too.
This is quick read that
will both wring your heart and warm it. Leonard and Eve have been through some
pretty rough stuff, but their tentative friendship grows in a very short time.
Maybe because they both desperately needed someone to believe in them. Sometimes,
it only takes a small gesture to pull someone back from an edge you would never
have known about and everyone’s story is worth hearing.
Sounds sweet, and your last sentence is so true.
ReplyDeleteIt is sweet. But also tough. If that makes any sense. lol
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