Healer, Review and Giveaway

I reviewed Carol Cassella’s Healer in January when it came out in hardcover. In honor of its paperback release, the publisher has offered a giveaway to one of you.

I’ve reprinted my review here:

After her husband’s devastating financial crisis, Claire and her teen daughter Jory move to a recently-acquired fixer-upper vacation property in a small mountain town so that they can sell their home in an upscale area of Seattle, while her husband Addison tries to save his business.

The name of the book refers to Claire’s profession of medicine which she abandoned to raise her daughter. She decides to take it up again when she is lucky to find work as the the assistant to an aging overbooked doctor in this small town that caters mostly to uninsured migrant farm workers.

The act of work does much to heal her soul from its loss and to smooth lost expectations, and thus we see the theme of the title encompassing the healing of relationships: husband and wife, mother and daughter.

As Claire gets involved in the clinic, she finds herself in the middle of a medical mystery that hits closer to home than she might ever have imagined.

Carol Wiley Cassella’s Healer will appeal to anyone who has ever had to deal with a change of life plans, weathered strain on a marriage, or raised a teen daughter, especially someone who is curious about the medical profession.

Leave a comment here if you’d like to win a copy (U.S. addresses only). We’ll announce the winner on June 29.
This giveaway is closed.

Jennifer Donovan knows what it’s like to work through the stress that is natural in relationships. She keeps most of that private, but might touch on the topics at her blog Snapshot.

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27 Responses to Healer, Review and Giveaway
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    Pam Moore says:

    This sounds like a really good book. Count me in.

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    karenk says:

    would love to read carol’s latest novel…her first novel ‘oxygen’ was fabulous :)

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    debbie says:

    This sounds like a really good book, I would like to read it.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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    Julie L says:

    Love to read it-I am looking for new reading material thanks :)

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    Carol M says:

    I’d like to read this. It sounds good! Thank you!

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    Staci A says:

    I would love to read this!

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    Ruthie B says:

    I’ve heard good things about this one…add me to your list! Thanks!

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    Kim says:

    This sounds interesting! I’d love to win. Thanks for all the great giveaways! (publishers and owners of the site, too of course!)

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    Tammy Gordon says:

    Would love to win this!

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    Linda Kish says:

    This sounds wonderful.

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    Vilmarys says:

    Would love to read this…Thanks!

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    This sounds great. I’m putting it on my library reading list.

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    Natalia says:

    Would like to win

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    Hailey says:

    This sounds like a great book that I would love to add to my collection.

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    Megan says:

    I’ve had this on my to-read list for a while!
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    Cindi says:

    The story behind this book sounds very
    intriguing! Many thanks for this
    opportunity…
    Cindi

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    katklaw777 says:

    The story sounds interesting, thanks.

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    Trish says:

    I really liked her first book, Oxygen, and am very interested to read this one!

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    riTa says:

    Done that–raised a teen daughter, and experienced many life changes. Healer sounds like a good read.
    Thank you!

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    Wehaf says:

    Sounds intriguing; I hope I win!

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    Anita Yancey says:

    Sounds like a very interesting book. I would enjoy reading it. Please enter me. Thanks!

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    Beth C says:

    This would be a wonderful book to read. Thanks for the nice giveaway.
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    karenk says:

    please count me in…i loved ‘oxygen’…thanks :)

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    Paige says:

    Looks good. Count me in!

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    Nancye Davis says:

    This sounds like an interesting book! Thanks for the chance.

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

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