Heaven Adjacent is another heart-felt novel by one of my favorite authors, Catherine Ryan Hyde. The present-day story takes place in the foothills of the Adirondacks, New York.

When her best friend and business partner suddenly dies, Roseanna Chaldecott realizes how futile it is to spend a lifetime working without really enjoying life, putting all your dreams and hopes into an uncertain future. Her friend had worked hard and had been looking forward to retirement in two years. Roseanna suddenly quits her job as a high-powered lawyer in Manhattan and heads upstate with no plans to return.

Almost by accident, Roseanna happens upon a ramshackle seventy-six acre farm. It’s a perfect hideout. The tiny house isn’t much, but who cares? Apparently no one has lived there for some time, but wait—it appears there are squatters, a mother and young daughter. Roseanna reluctantly lets them stay. But others find their way to the farm, including her estranged son, a stray dog, and an ancient horse named Ernest.

Roseanna’s life has taken a drastic turn. But is it for the better, or has she just traded one set of worries for another?

Heaven Adjacent is yet another heart-warming, uplifting story by an author who writes a wide range of novels, always with a subtle lesson. This is the tenth book of Catherine Ryan Hyde’s that I have read and reviewed. Can’t wait for the next one.