About the Book From the author of The Deep End of the Ocean comes this New York Times bestseller that is an unforgettable tale of the pleasures and perils of love in the modern age. Book Synopsis It is True Dickinsons birthday and her best friends have gathered on this snowy night to celebrate--yet True has never felt more alone. Though her small business is thriving and her young son is happy, the death of her husband eight years ago has left an empty space in her life that friends and family cannot fill. Suddenly it seems that youth and beauty are slipping away while True is busily taking care of everyone else. But on this night, an accident on an icy road will offer True the golden opportunity to let love back into her life--if she can somehow conquer her fears. Twelve Times Blessed is a powerfully moving novel of the heart from one of our best-loved storytellers. Review Quotes Jacquelyn Mitchard brings her pitch-perfect rendering of human relationships to her new novel. -- Seattle Times Mitchard is a keen observer of the ebbs and flows of daily life. -- Chicago Sun-Times Seductively voyeuristic. -- Rocky Mountain News A perfect choice for the beach. -- Capital Times (Madison, WI) Mitchard has established herself as a master of literary chiaroscuro. -- Entertainment Weekly Entertaining and absorbing. -- Chattanooga Times Free Press Mitchards writing is vivid and absorbing. -- Capital Times (Madison, WI) Mitchard writes seductively, and sometimes with breathtaking honesty, about insecurity and self-absorption, love and lust, family and friendship. -- Boston Herald