"Facing a terminal illness forces Charlotte Hale to re-evaluate her life."
Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted August 12, 2012
Women's Fiction Contemporary
Emilie Richards has always had the ability to grab a
reader's emotions and ONE MOUNTAIN AWAY definitely meets that
standard. Charlotte Hale came from the mountains to Asheville as a
young woman bent on making a life for herself. She planned
her life meticulously and except for a few deviations
carried out that plan. Her utter surety that she knew what
was right for everyone around her alienated her husband and
her daughter. She has a formidable reputation in business
and at her church. Yet, she has very few friends. When she is diagnosed with an acute leukemia and the
treatment puts her life at risk, Charlotte is encouraged to
put her thoughts and feelings on paper. As she reluctantly
starts keeping a journal, she sees that her life has taken a
path that she didn't expect. Charlotte will start to reach out to those she left behind
and to others with the goal of helping people out of
situations similar to that which she grew up in. Keep a box of tissues handy when you read ONE MOUNTAIN AWAY.
It is
an emotional roller coaster as Charlotte explores everything
that led her to where she is today and then evaluates what
she can do to try and change the future of those she loves.
There are moments of laughter, moments of tears and moments
of empathy as we watch the characters alter their lives.
ONE MOUNTAIN AWAY is an exceptional read but one that needs
to be taken
slowly or the emotion will be overwhelming.
SUMMARY
With nothing but brains, ambition and sheer nerve, Charlotte
Hale built a career as a tough, savvy real-estate developer.
Her reputation is rock-solid...but her life is empty. One terrifying day, facing her own mortality, she realizes
that her ambition has almost destroyed her chance at happiness. So Charlotte vows to make amends, not simply with her
considerable wealth, but by offering a hand instead of a
handout. Putting in hours and energy instead of putting in
an appearance. Opening her home and heart instead of her
wallet. With each wrenching, exhilarating decision, Charlotte finds
that climbing a new mountain-one built on friendship, love
and forgiveness-will teach her what it truly means to build
a legacy.
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