The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos

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Two sisters come together and reevaluate their priorities when one sister receives a terminal diagnosis.

Kristen Tremaines job means the world to her. After losing her mother to breast cancer at a young age, she has dedicated her life to her career as an oncologist, often spending more time with her patients than her husband and family.

Sherri Reynolds, Kristens sister, is an empty nester, but that hasnt slowed her down. Shes a kindergarten teacher who loves her students, is passionate about her healthy lifestyle, and loves to read. But the best times are the ones spent with her grandkids. Then everything changes when she learns she has stage IV ovarian cancer.

With this new crisis, Kristen and Sherri must confront childhood wounds that never healed and reexamine their priorities in order to live whats left of Sherris life to its fullest. The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos examines the deep human desires to stretch time, to do time better, and to rewind time when we know time is increasingly short.

• Poignant contemporary Christian fiction
• Stand-alone novel
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Author Bio

Kelly Irvin is the author of the Every Amish Season and Amish of Bee County series. The Beekeeper's Son received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly, who called it "a delicately woven masterpiece." A former newspaper reporter and retired public relations professional, Kelly lives in Texas with her husband, photographer Tim Irvin. They have two children, two grandchildren, and two cats. In her spare time, she likes to read books by her favorite authors.