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The Whole Way Home
The Whole Way Home: A Novel | Sarah Creech
15 posts | 8 read | 15 to read
A radiant talent on the brink of making it big in Nashville must confront her small-town past and an old love shes never forgotten in this engaging novela soulful ballad filled with romance, heartbreak, secrets, and scandal from the author of Season of the Dragonflies. Playing to packed houses while her hit song rushes up the charts, country singer and fiddler Jo Lover is poised to become a one-name Nashville star like her idols, Loretta, Reba, and Dolly. To ensure her success, Jo has carefully crafted her image: a pretty, sassy, down-to-earth girl from small-town Virginia who pours her heart into her songs. But the stage persona shes built is threatened when her independent label merges with big-time Capitol Records, bringing Nashville heartthrob JD Gunnher first loveback into her life. Long ago Jo played with JDs band. But they parted ways, and took their own crooked roads to stardom. Now Jos excitedand terrifiedto see him again. When the label reunites them for a show, the old sparks fly, the duet they sing goes viral, and fans begin clamoring for moreigniting the medias interest in the compelling singer. Why is a small-town girl like Jo so quiet about her past? When did she and JD first meet? What split them apart? All too soon, the painful secret shes been hiding is uncovered, a shocking revelation that threatens to destroy her reputation and her dreams. To salvage her life and her career, Jo must finally face the pastand her feelings for JDto become the true Nashville diva she was meant to be.
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Panpan

Yikes. I read this because I enjoy country music, and I thought reading a romance in that setting might be fun. Unfortunately this is not a very compelling second-chance love story with the least passionate sexy scenes I‘ve ever read. There was big feminist potential that fell pretty flat. Oh, well. At least it was a quick read.

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actualdisneyprincess
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Pickpick

Until a couple of years ago, I was never a country music girl. Too much twang, too many trucks. But then I realized that real country music is about people, hearts, feelings, places. Stories being told, poetry set to music. Creech weaves exactly the kind of story that'd make a damn good ballad in "The Whole Way Home," with beautiful characters and a beautiful, raw story. I think I have to own a copy. #thewholewayhome #sarahcreech

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actualdisneyprincess
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Seriously, this book has everything I love, and I might just end up finishing it before I go to work. #thewholewayhome #sarahcreech

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actualdisneyprincess
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Hopefully going to make a LOT of progress on this today before I have to go to work! I love it so far, though, it speaks to the music fan in me, the drama queen in me, the romantic in me, and my love of "Nashville," the show. ? #thewholewayhome #sarahcreech

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actualdisneyprincess
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As readable as Antonia Fraser is, I still have to break up the history with some sheer fiction, too. (Because this one is the last of the "OH GOD, I HAVE TO RETURN THIS" batch!) #thewholewayhome #sarahcreech

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actualdisneyprincess
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Finally cracking this one open, too - so many books due on the 8th, and so few days between now and then! (But after this, the books that are out of renewals will all be done!) Anyway, this looks like a light, enjoyable read. 🎼 #thewholewayhome #sarahcreech

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raelaschoenherr
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I enjoyed this, just maybe not as much as I thought I would. That may be partly due to the fact that I can only find a few minutes here and there for anything that's not an audiobook these days (#marathontraining). I had an intense country music phase and since it's summer now I'm turning it on a little more, so that aspect of it was fun! I'm just not sure I feel satisfied by the main relationship's resolution.

MrBook Nice review! 7y
raelaschoenherr @MrBook Thanks! Here's to summer reading 😎 7y
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raelaschoenherr
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Getting a little morning sun-drenched reading in before I have to be at an all-day work conference ☀️

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thewornbookmark
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Changing it up for my commute because The Heirs did not work for me at all. Fingers crossed this one goes better! I received this copy from the publisher through LibraryThing.




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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 4! Released in June. I like this cover! Jo Lover, a small-town Virginia woman with her well-crafted image, is on her way to becoming a huge Nashville music star. Then her record company merges with another and she sees her first love, JD McCoy, again. They sing a duet which goes viral, and now everyone wants to know about their past together and what went wrong. And why is she so secretive? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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raelaschoenherr
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It's a bookish accessory kind of day! Bag courtesy of my best friend and "So many books, so little time" necklace courtesy of @GypsyKat . It's a happy day ??

rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 7y
Simona Enjoy in your happy day📚🍾🎂😘 7y
GypsyKat Yay! 💗💗💗 I'm so happy you like it! Is it your birthday today? Happy Birthday! 🎂 7y
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raelaschoenherr @Simona @GypsyKat You ladies are so sweet! My birthday was in January, but I'm still enjoying my present :) My post was a little unintentionally misleading ☺️😬 7y
GypsyKat @raelaschoenherr Well enjoy your bookish accessory day! 😊 7y
ReadingEnvy Love both! 7y
raelaschoenherr @ReadingEnvy Such great gifts! 7y
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RavenNight
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Came back from vacation to find a book in the mail!:) #sarahcreech #thewholewayhome #contemporary

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thewornbookmark
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Received this book from the publisher last night and I can't wait to read it! Thank you @HarperCollins 😊
#bookblogger #librarything

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WilliamMorrowBooks
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Jo Lover is poised to become one of country music's biggest stars - until her label merges with big time Capitol Records bringing JD Gunn, heartthrob and her first love, back into her life. Suddenly old memories and secrets from her past begin to surface. It's time for her to finally face the past - and her feelings for JD - so she can be the star she's meant to be. ⭐️
This novel is fun, romantic and exciting- the perfect beach read! On sale 6/6.

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