Heart in the Right Place: A Memoir
by Carolyn Jourdan
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Author: Carolyn JourdanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-24
ISBN: 1565124871
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Algonquin Books
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Book Review: A perfectly beautiful story of gentle spirit, and ultimately joy
Summary: 5 Stars
I hardly know where to begin. This is a beautiful story of a loving family and a very special community. It is a story of a woman who finds her truest self.
Carolyn Jourdan was a high profile attorney who worked on Capitol Hill. She drove a Mercedes, and had a high profile circle of friends. She knew all of the important people, and they knew her.
A family emergency sent her back to the hills of Tennessee, for a few days. It wasn't easy. She missed her place in DC from almost the first moment she was away. Her best friend was there. Her life and work were there. She was somebody there...or was she.
As the days and then weeks passed, far longer than she had expected or planned, Carolyn began to see things just a little differently. She had always wanted to help others, but had seen it more as a grand scheme. Helping many at one time. Making a difference . But is is more important to make a difference to many people at one time than it is to do so one by one. That was a conundrum she had trouble solving.
I loved each and every one of the people I met in this book. There were tears in my eyes more than once. A story filled with compassion, love and faith that will have a firm place on my small self of books that are to be read again and again.
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