Family Blessings

by LaVyrle Spencer

Book Overview

The classic New York Times bestseller. Lee Reston has a fulfilling life imbued with the love of her three wonderful children. Then a shattering event--the loss of her oldest son, Greg--tears her world... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425239594
• ISBN13: 9780425239599
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Levyrle Spencer can really write a difficult story so effortlessly, Great Read!

It was difficult to make it plausible physical attraction between a man of 30 and a woman who is 45.but by god the chemistry was thrilling! made me so hot! this book made levyrle my one of the favourite romance writer. the emotions and integrety of the main characters make you really care for them. naturally Lee was doubtful about there future together even after she had given in to the physical attraction... the problems with her daughter, were quiet real. i want to read more and more books of this writer until i can exaust the supply!

Truly a Blessing

I had ready several LaVyrle Spencer books before reading "Family Blessings" but none touched my heart as much as it did. The story of a widowed mother with three children who loses an adult child and then turns to his best friend for comfort, which turns to love, is an unusual love story. The story is real, the grief is real and the love is very real. Lee isn't a typical 22 year-old heroine whose greatest obstacle in life is getting the man she's determined to marry to say those magic words. Lee is a real woman dealing with grief and kids and life. The love scenes between Chris and Lee are all the more erotic due to the characters' normalcy and reality. The poignant use of Vince Gill's song "When I Call Your Name" still never fails to bring tears to my eyes. The pacing in this story is perfect; you follow Lee and Chris along their path and are as surprised as they when their feelings manifest themselves. You adore those who support them and band together with Lee and Chris against those who oppose their love. It's a book that's unusual, uplifting, heart rending and filled with the one thing equal to love - hope.

INCREDIBLE BOOK!

L LIVE IN MEXICO AND LOVE TO READ IN ENGLISH. THIS WAS THE FIRST BOOK I READ FROM MRS. SPENCER AND TOUCHED MY HEART. I LOVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEE AND CHRIS. LOVE IS AGELESS! YOU MUST READ IT TOO.

A wonderful book!

Family Blessings is a book I have read 4 times. Even though it is not my "favorite" Lavyrle Spencer book, I seem to never grow tired of it. Each time I read it, I am more in love with Christopher. He has such patience with and love for Lee. He allows her the time she needs to realize how much that love means. I would love to have my own real life Christopher. He really is too good to be true. These two people, with grief, age differences, and family opposition, prove that love conquers all.

Family Blessing, an excellent book

I first read Family Blessings 2 years ago, and am reading it again for the 10th time, it is really the best Lavyrle Spencer book, although I love Hummingbird and Gamble and all of her books, this story really hits your emotions, the fact that the hero & heroine(Lee & Christopher) have a huge age difference didn't bother me, the story was very well written, it's about 2 people handling grief, how society will look upon you because of the age difference, and how they overcame it to finally be together. Make sure you have a box of kleneex when you read this, I did. I just wish this book was a little bit more longer, so I could have had some more to read. I highly recommend it.