Eighty year-old Katherine Doyle is depressed and losing fervor for life when a twist of fate provides an opportunity for her granddaughter, Emily, to buy their family home back-but not without a struggle. In a selfless attempt to enliven her grandmother's spirit and preserve forty years of treasured traditions, Emily is resolute to bring security and celebration back to her large, close-knit family. Based on true events, The Long Way Home is a modern-day fairy tale of one family's journey of love, loss and legacy. "...a fitting addition to any collection of Christmas stories read and treasured at the fireside." —Suzanne Strempek Shea, author of Around Again "...a fitting addition to any collection of Christmas stories read and treasured at the fireside." -Suzanne Strempek Shea, author of Around Again Patricia Harmon enjoyed a decades-long real estate career before becoming a freelance writer of business, "slice-of-life," and family-themed articles for publications such as The Westfield News and Birds and Blooms and Soundings Magazines. Mother to four children and nine grandchildren, she found time to write on her boat at the Connecticut shore and in a cozy cottage built by her husband, Bill, in the woods behind their Western Massachusetts home.