Shades of Groundhog Day reside in the backdrop of THROUGH THE SNOW GLOBE by Annie Rains. In fact, the author does mention that movie through the thoughts of the lead character Diana. Diana is a physical therapist who cares for specific people who are housebound because of their issues. We meet a couple of her clients as they become part of Diana’s journey into who she really is. Folk around her have a rather concrete description of her. She feels as though she is judged harshly and unfairly. That is the provocative question throughout this book.
Annie Rains takes us on an introspective journey for Diana through the magic of an enchanted snow globe. Okay, time to suspend disbelief and enter the world of dreams. Imagine trying to change the trajectory of your life. Diana desperately wants happiness and love. She has a problem with recognizing her own value. Her fiancé Linus wants to move forward with their relationship, but his attempts are stalled by Diana’s fears.
Diana is a product of her upbringing and lack of demonstrative love of a family. Linus is quite the opposite with his wonderful large family. Diana is going to face many of her self-imposed demons, and we are along for a very bumpy ride.
Annie Rains really flexed her literary muscles in THROUGH THE SNOW GLOBE. I already know this is one of those stories that will be revisited. The supporting cast is absolutely dreamy. The relationship building is well thought out and delightful.
Perfect for readers of One Day in December by Josie Silver, this enchanting new novel with touches of It’s a Wonderful Life and Groundhog Day follows a woman dangerously close to losing it all as she receives an unexpected Christmas gift that prompts a surprising journey of self-discovery...and another chance at happiness.
What if you could have one more day with someone you lost?
Diana Merriman, a physical therapist, is probably the only person in the small town of Snow Haven, North Carolina, who isn’t looking forward to Christmas. It’s been three weeks since her fiancé Linus was critically injured when a car hit him as he biked home from the toy store he owns and manages. Watching him open his eyes is the only gift she wants, but she can’t help losing a little more hope every day.
But an unexpected visit from a friendly neighbor and finding a snow globe of Snow Haven—a gift Linus had hidden in the closet—the night before Christmas Eve changes things in ways Diana never would have imagined. Because on Christmas Eve Diana wakes up to find that it’s not—Christmas Eve, that is. Instead, it’s somehow December 4 all over again, the day Linus got hurt, and as mystified as Diana is, she immediately starts a plan to save her partner from his fate.
Nothing is that simple, of course. Instead of a single repeat of that day, Diana finds herself in an endless loop of December 4, experiencing every possible variation of events. Along the way, she uncovers startling truths about herself, her relationship, and even her career that illustrate the ways she’s retreated from her life—and in the face of life’s slights and outright blows, from her deepest feelings. Suddenly hope is second only to joy as Diana opens her heart to the people she loves in every way she can.
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