"As lyrical as a Spanish ballad, peppered with Southwestern metaphors and allusions, and written in a style evocative of Barbara Kingsolver at her best..." - Library Journal

A PIECE OF HEAVEN
Paperback release January, 2003
by: Barbara Samuel
Category: Fiction - Romance; Fiction - Romance - Contemp
Imprint: Ballantine Books
Format: Paperback, 416 pages
Pub Date: January 2004
Price: $6.99
ISBN: 0-345-44568-6
Also available as a hardcover.

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"[A] beautifully written ode to family bonds...an in-depth view of what truly matters in life - lasting relationships, especially the solidarity between generations of women. Readers should have their handkerchiefs ready and be prepared to become enchanted with the mystical New Mexico scenery." - Booklist

"As lyrical as a Spanish ballad, peppered with Southwestern metaphors and allusions, and written in a style evocative of Barbara Kingsolver at her best..."
- Library Journal

"[A] beautifully written ode to family bonds...an in-depth view of what truly matters in life-lasting relationships, especially the solidarity between generations of women. Readers should have their handkerchiefs ready and be prepared to become enchanted with the mystical New Mexico scenery." - Booklist

With her acclaimed hardcover debut, No Place Like Home, readers enthusiastically welcomed Barbara Samuel into the ranks of bestselling women’s fiction, applauding her stirring novel of loss and redemption. In A Piece of Heaven, she shares another poignant tale rich in atmosphere and insight that explores the complexity of relationships, the importance of family, and the healing power of love.

In the sun-baked hills of New Mexico, Luna McGraw has lived a lifetime of regrets, struggling to conquer the demons that destroyed her marriage and caused her to lose custody of her beloved daughter. But as Luna fights to rebuild a relationship with the troubled teenager, she remains haunted by images of her own childhood and the father she barely knew.

Strong and resilient as the houses he builds, Thomas Coyote comes into Luna’s life one extraordinary night when his grandmother nearly dies while conjuring a fiery brew of spiritual enchantment. Luna does not need a man— especially one with a needy ex-wife—to complicate her fragile dreams of the future. Their attraction pushes them both beyond reason into a place where there is only possibility. Yet it will take more than passion to recover the tattered pieces of Luna’s soul, more than time to forgive the sins of an offending husband, and more than promises to mend the broken heart of a child.

A Piece of Heaven is an irresistible novel full of colorful characters and lush settings spiced with the magical flavors of the Southwest, a brilliant tapestry of romance and realism by a master storyteller.

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