The Road Towards Home

Name: The Road Towards Home
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Corinne Demas
ISBN: 9798400118975

Author: Corinne Demas

Narrator: David de Vries, Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 06/01/2023

Categories: Fiction, Friendship, Romance

Synopsis

In this witty, warm novel by award-winning author Corinne Demas, unexpected changes bring two retirees together on a voyage of self-discovery from past regrets to the true meaning of happily ever after.Widower Noah Shilling considers Clarion Court to be less an independent living community and more a prison. But there may be hope for the place yet. The newest resident is bold, eccentric, rule-breaking Cassandra Joyce—whom, as it turns out, Noah met long ago in college.As Noah and Cassandra get reacquainted, major changes at Clarion Court force them both to reevaluate their living situation. When Noah invites Cassandra to rough it with him at his Cape Cod cottage, the old friends must decide whether they should risk embarking on the next stage of their journey together.But moving forward means coming to terms with the past and relying on each other to do so, which is something the stubbornly independent pair may not be ready for. They’ve come this far on their own, and unless they can reconcile a lifetime of emotional baggage, the road they started down together may lead instead to parted ways.

About Corinne Demas

Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-seven books, including five novels (among them The Writing Circle and Returning to Shore), two short story collections, a memoir (Eleven Stories High: Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town, 1948─1968), a poetry chapbook (The Donkeys Postpone Gratification), a play, and numerous books for children (including Saying Goodbye to Lulu, The Littlest Matryoshka, and The Disappearing Island). Her short stories have appeared in more than fifty publications. She is also the editor of Great American Short Stories: From Hawthorne to Hemingway.Corinne is a professor emerita of English at Mount Holyoke College and a fiction editor for the Massachusetts Review. She divides her time between Western Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Visit Corinne’s website at www.CorinneDemas.com, or find her on Twitter @corinnedemas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Larry on May 08, 2023

First, I must say, I don't write reviews. Second, I have to write this one because it's just so refreshing to read a story about two people falling in love without a single reference to rock hard abs, brain burning good looks, or someone's ability to silence all conversations simply by walking into......more

Goodreads review by Margie on May 02, 2023

Wonderful This book was a pleasure to read. Noah meets Sandy at a senior living place. They bond very quickly and decide to go to his cottage on Cape Cod. How they learn to adjust to each other is amazing. She has a huge dog, and pet insects. She doesn’t like music but he loves to play the cello. I......more

Goodreads review by Jane on June 02, 2023

I’m old, only one year younger than the main female character, Sandy. Maybe that’s why I found her silly characteristics so annoying. No healthy 72 year old I know is moving into the kind of elder care facility depicted as Clarion Court, where she and Noah meet. Their “love” story was a little depre......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 13, 2023

I am not usually a reader of romance, but I found this one so well-grounded in reality, so warm and sensitive, that I fell in love with it. The two main characters are both in their early 70's, and as a woman in my 60's myself, I felt the portrayal was respectful and true. Neither was in any way a s......more

Goodreads review by Tessa on June 08, 2023

I absolutely loved this book. Any fans of not-too-romancey-romance books, witty humour, insects, music, or cosy vibes, please read The Road Towards Home! Noah feels relegated to Clarion Court, an independent senior's living facility, and longs for his independence (and often for his late wife). After......more

Quotes

“How welcome and true: late love, beautifully and wryly rendered. Both light hearted and insightful, with age-defying charm and wit, The Road Towards Home is a totally satisfying (and identifiable!) read.” —Elinor Lipman, author of Ms. Demeanor and Rachel to the Rescue“Corinne Demas is amazing! The Road Towards Home is about two opinionated, rigid, and, yes, curmudgeonly septuagenarians who will have you falling in love and rooting for them as they negotiate and argue their way to a last run at happiness. Noah and Cassandra are so believable that I’m certain I’ve been over at their house for dinner—and the dialogue between them made me laugh out loud and also shake my head at their stubbornness. I utterly adored this novel, which is filled with wisdom and generosity and heart, qualities that readers of all ages will appreciate.” —Maddie Dawson, bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners“When Noah (saved the world with a boat) meets Cassandra (sees the future way too clearly) at the aptly named Clarion retirement home, they are both seriously not getting with the program. Though barely acquainted, they agree to escape together. As they break free from the planned trajectory and plunge into the uncharted territory of each other, you’ll be rooting for the oldsters all the way. The Road Towards Home is a wonderful novel—engaging, wry, and genuinely touching.” —Valerie Martin, author of Property and I Give It To You