The Shortest Way Home

Posted on 20 May 2017 by Miriam Parker

In her debut novel crackling with humor, heart, and an unforgettable cast of characters, Miriam Parker follows one woman s journey from Iowa to New York City to California wine country, to figure out what being true to oneself really means.After years of dreaming of and working toward a life stable than the one she grew up in, Hannah is finally about to have everything she ever wanted With a high paying job, an apartment in Manhattan, and a boyfriend about to propose, all she and Ethan have to do is make it through the last couple of weeks of grad school, and the future they had planned will be theirs to keep.But when they take a romantic weekend trip to Sonoma, and Hannah is spontaneously offered a marketing job at the first and seemingly financially unstable winery they visit and doesn t immediately refuse, their meticulously planned forever comes crashing down around them And then Hannah impulsively does the unthinkable she turns down her job in New York and decides to stay in California.Abandoning your dream job and life shouldn t feel this good But for Hannah, it is an eye opening experience and she realizes that maybe, after all her dream chasing, she hasn t actually been caring for herself And this new life certainly seems like a dream come true living in a picturesque cottage overlooking a vineyard in lush Sonoma new friends with pasts and hopes the likes of which she s never encountered before and William, the handsome son of the winery owners and an aspiring film director who captures Hannah s heart only to leave the very city she let go.The mission to rescue the failing winery becomes a mission to rescue Hannah from the image of herself she thought she wanted The young girl who ached to escape Iowa and leave her past behind for a glamorous life is now given the chance to come to terms with the upbringing that made her who she is The Shortest Way Home is a heartwarming story of one woman who sheds expectations in order to claim her own happy ending. Read The Shortest Way Home Author Miriam Parker – kino-fada.fr NOW AVAILABLE this isn t ordinarily the kind of book i would pick up, since i am typically a reader of all things gritty and sinister, but miriam parker is both a dynamo and a kind hearted lady, even though she refuses to take seriously my begging to become her assistant, so i decided to give it a whirl and, no it s not a novel that is within my personal reading preferences, but it is one that will delight a large number of readers who aren t me, and it s a perfect book to be released durin NOW AVAILABLE this isn t ordinarily the kind of book i would pick up, since i am typically a reader of all things gritty and sinister, but miriam parker is both a dynam...4 Stars and a Glass of Wine This is a book all about finding the right path in life for you and what happens when you figure out your dreams aren t really your own Would you be brave enough to veer off the path that everyone expects from you And would you be able to sacrifice financial security for personal fulfillment What really makes a person happy money Love A feeling of purpose This really was a book that made you think and made you want to visit Sonoma and have a glass 4 Stars and a Glass of Wine This is a book all about finding the right path in life for you and what happens when you figure out your dreams aren t really your own Would you be brave enough to veer off the path that everyone expects from you And would you be able to sacrifice financial security for personal fulfillment What really makes a person happy money Love A feeling of purpose This really was a book that made you think and made you want to visit Sonoma and have a glass of wine Hannah has just graduated from the MBA program at Berkley she has everything a girl could want degree from an elite school prestigious new job apartment in Manhattan equally successful and wealthy boyfriend so why is Hana so tempted to take this temporary low paying job at a strugglin...Thirty year old Hannah Greene heads to Sonoma California for a weekend wine trip with her fellow graduate student boyfriend, Ethan.Both are finishing up their last term at the Berkeley Haas School and after graduation will be heading to New York Ethan and Hannah already have jobs waiting for them and their futures planned.Hannah landed the job of a lifetime at Goldman Sachs A seemingly perfect life awaits Hannah and Ethan, who will joining two friends in software app development.While they wai Thirty year old Hannah Greene heads to Sonoma California for a weekend wine trip with her fellow graduate student boyfriend, Ethan.Both are finishing up their last term at the Berkeley Haas School and after graduation will be heading to New York Ethan and Hannah already have jobs waiting for them and their futures planned.Hannah landed the job of a lifetime at Goldman Sachs A seemingly perfect life awaits Hannah and Ethan, who will joining two friends in software app development.While they wait for their room to be ready, the couple stop at the Bellosguardo Winery and suddenly Hannah s future as well as Ethan s takes a sharp detour Throwing caution to the wind, Hannah abandones her planned perfect life in New York for a less secure marketing job at the small family run Bellosguardo Winery.The struggling Winery is in need of help and Winery owner, Linda, offers Hannah a low paying job with room and board at the Winery Hannah accepts ...THE SHORTEST WAY HOME hit a sweet spot for me, a source of brightness in dark times Imagine Gil Girls set on a winery in Sonoma, except Lorelai is a woman named Hannah who just gave up her high brow New York City job, and Rory is a spaniel named...This book, The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker, is going to be a favorite for someone.It is, unfortunately, not a favorite for me.This genre, summery novels of self discovery and idyllic locations, have always been hit or miss with me.This book is a miss, although it was just interesting enough that I finished it.Set in Sonoma, California wine country, wine is absolutely the point around which all things in the story revolve It is why Linda and Everett are married, it is the thing they and t This book, The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker, is going to be a favorite for someone.It is, unfortunately, not a favorite for me.This genre, summery novels of self discovery and idyllic locations, have always been hit or miss with me.This book is a miss, although it was just interesting enough that I finished it.Set in Sonoma, California wine country, wine is absolutely the point around which all things in the story revolve It is why Linda and Everett are married, it is the thing they and their fathers did with their lives, it is what Hannah likes to drink with every meal, it i...3.75 stars rounded up The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker is a delightful antidote to melancholia I love tragic books surely some wisdom is gleaned from sad, powerful thought provoking prose I hope so, I ve read a plenty of them Occasionally, a light hearted read is in order, a brighter viewpoint that is potent in its own right This is that book, fun, generous, and wine soaked.Hannah has been offered and accepted with a sign on bonus the perfect job at Goldmans She even beat out he 3.75 stars rounded up The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker is a delightful antidote to melancholia I love tragic books surely some wisdom is gleaned from sad, powerful thought provoking prose I hope so, I ve read a plenty of them Occasionally, a light hearted read is in order, a brighter viewpoint that is potent in its own right This is that book, fun, generous, and wine so...4.5 5 stars I absolutely love books where the female character is starting over in a new location This lovely gem of a book is about Hannah, who decides to stay in Sonoma after visiting while on vacation She has graduated college and is a bit lost, as most college graduates are Hannah s quest to find herself, and what is important to her, is an eyeopening journey Miriam Parker has such a beautiful way of writing On every single page, I felt like I was right there with them holding a glass 4.5 5 stars I absolutely love b...It s on the lower end of 3 for me, unfortunately It just felt too shallow, lacking real emotion throughout I felt the main character was quite immature, which grated on my nerves, and none of them seemed very deep It didn t feel like there was any real...Hannah felt incredibly immature for a thirty year old and I had trouble throughout the whole book because so much of it was unbelievable didn t make sense It was also incredibly repetitive and the author did not try to make the heinous amount of cliches interesting or original.The Shortest Way Home was just the light, refreshing read I needed after a string of heavier books Hannah Greene arrives in wine country for a get away with her boyfriend before moving to New York and entering the corporate world She falls in love with Sonoma and suddenly, she sees a new life for herself and decides to chart a different course I loved the beautiful setting, the characters, and the strong female lead This was a fun, witty read that left me thirsty for wine and ready for a tri The Shortest Way Home was just the light, refreshing read I needed after a string of heavier books Hannah Greene arrive...

20 May 2017

Miriam Parker