Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Say Goodbye for Now

Catherine Ryan Hyde

Amazon Publishing · Paperback · December 13, 2016

From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a feel-good story of four outcasts who learn that some bonds are stronger than blood.

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Who it’s for
A quiet, readable blend of warmth and heartbreak with a soft, steady emotional current.
Genres
Historical Fiction, American Historical Romance, Animal Fiction
Published
Amazon Publishing, December 13, 2016

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About this book

From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a feel-good story of four outcasts who learn that some bonds are stronger than blood. On an isolated Texas ranch, Dr. Lucy cares for abandoned animals. The solitude allows her to avoid the people and places that remind her of the past. Not that any of the townsfolk care. In 1959, no one is interested in a woman doctor.

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Nor are they welcoming Calvin and Justin Bell, a newly arrived African American father and son. When Pete Solomon, a neglected twelve-year-old boy, and Justin bring a wounded wolf-dog hybrid to Dr. Lucy, the outcasts soon find refuge in one another. Lucy never thought she’d make connections again, never mind fall in love. Pete never imagined he’d find friends as loyal as Justin and the dog. But these four people aren’t allowed to be friends, much less a family, when the whole town turns violently against them. With heavy hearts, Dr. Lucy and Pete say goodbye to Calvin and Justin. But through the years they keep hope alive…waiting for the world to catch up with them.

Quiet Comfort

A quiet, readable blend of warmth and heartbreak with a soft, steady emotional current.

Come here for

  • gentle emotional pull
  • category-crossing comfort read

Expect

  • pet-centered sentiment
  • faith-tinged family ties

Where it sits

Historical Fiction69%
Animal Fiction53%
American Historical Romance39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical Fiction
  • American Historical Romance
  • Coming-of-Age
Authors
Catherine Ryan Hyde
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published
December 13, 2016
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Historical Fiction