I know when I get an Avon A book that I’m getting solid writing and a great story, so I’m pleased to make FAR FROM HOME by Anne DeGrace this week’s Book in Bloom. As we gather ’round hearth and home over the next few weeks, this one looks like a good one to cuddle up with.

FAR FROM HOME by Anne DeGrace

From the publisher:
After a shocking family betrayal and an unexpected pregnancy, Jo leaves home, college, and everything she knows. Far from home, she finds her way to Cass’s Roadside CafÉ, an isolated diner on a mountain pass. Cass’s seems as good a place as any for Jo to get her bearings, as near to nowhere as it is possible to be. Here, Jo finds a rough sort of kindness in diner regulars such as Archie, a long-haul trucker, and Bob, a cop with a secret. But Cass’s is also a way station through which an odd assortment of travelers blow: the water witcher, coming to terms with a talent he’d denied; the old woman who expected to die, and didn’t; and the hippie whose rule of the road is to let the wind blow him where it will. The stories of these strangers open Jo’s eyes to life lessons, and what it really means to follow your heart—and, ultimately, give Jo the strength to face her past, and find the direction she needs to step into her future.

About the Author
Anne DeGrace is a librarian, journalist, writer, illustrator, volunteer, mother, and multitasker. She lives in the mountains near Nelson, British Columbia.

Find out more here.