Finn, once a
successful chef, is now a cab driver hoping to make enough to keep a
roof over his head. He’s not delighted when he’s sent to pick up
Callie, an ancient, wheelchair-bound lady with dementia. He just
wants to get rid of a troublesome fare, but Callie takes a liking to
him. Soon she’s calling him for all her rides even if sometimes she
forgets to pay him.
Sydney, Callie’s
granddaughter, is a first year associate at a cutthroat legal firm.
She’s done good work, but now the stakes are higher. The firm is
planning to downsize. She’s told that she’s not on the list to be
fired, but that is contingent on winning a lawsuit for a major
client. The fact that’s it’s probably not winnable raises the
stakes.
Callie wants to care
for her grandmother, but she’s pressed on all sides feeling
responsibility to both Callie and her law firm. Finn is a likable
character. He doesn’t want to be saddled with the responsibility
for Callie, but she reminds him of his mother, who he treated badly
in her last days, and he can’t break his tie to Callie.
This is a
heartwarming Christmas story. There is romance at the end between
Sydney and Finn, but it’s not the main point of the story. This is
a story about caring and responsibility and the rewards for doing
what is right.
I highly recommend
reading the Author’s Note at the end. She focuses on current
research on what makes us happy and surprisingly, or perhaps not,
finds major parallels to the Bible.
I received this book
from BookLook Bloggers for this review.
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