How did Arlene Santana—happy wife, successful business owner, young grandmother—get here, surrounded by old people in a rehabilitation center? Her new friends make her laugh, and the days speed by, marked by holidays on which her two sons and their wives come to visit her. But when will her husband, whose love she feels every moment of every day, come to see her? Then one Christmas the confusing pieces of Arlene’s life start to click into place, but will she and her sons like the reality they face? Readers will treasure this poignant novella from bestselling author Lori Copeland.
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Summary
Life does not always require memory to recall love. The once lovely, vivacious, happily married Arlene Santana finds herself trapped in an endless cycle of confusion following a private plane crash on an icy cold winter evening. Searching for her husband in this altered state of reality, she endlessly inquires about him ; bearing the loss of his loving presence in her life on a daily basis. Barely recognizing her grown children, she is placed in an upscale residential care facility where strangers serve as substitute family and friends perpetuating Arlene\'s struggle to understand the cycle of days, weeks, months, and years without him. . . . . ..until one Christmas, a unique celebration brings healing in more ways than one. \"Beautiful Star of Bethlehem\", although short, is quite unique.