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A wonderful story which points out that we all have situations in life where we must make amends and put past hurts behind us. An excellent book by Ms Spencer. I miss that she is no longer writing new books.
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Beautifully written book. LaVyrle Spencer is always great to read.
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A great story of a family at the crossroads of life.
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LaVyrle Spencer at her best, writing about contemporary lives and all the turmoils families go through.....After a bitter divorce, Bess and Michael Curran have nothing left to say to each other. Their children are their only bond. When their daughter Lisa brings them together unexpectedly at a dinner party, they must face each other again. And when Lisa makes a shocking announcement, they must ammend their past mistakes and make a new beginning...
A great read about a family that comes full circle.
A good family store. Good quick read.
Great book,really liked the story.
a moving story of a family at a crossroads
After a bitter divorce, Bess and Michael Curran have nothing left to say to each other. Their children are their only bond. When their daughter Lisa, brings them together unexpectedly at a dinner party, they must face each other again. And when Lisa makes a shocking anouncement, they must amend their past mistakes and make a new beginning.....Bestselling auther LaVyrle Spencer presents her most dramatic novel, the moving story of a family at the crossroads...where hope and heartache meet.
I cannot tolerate Taking the Lord's Name in vain. LaVyrle Spencer is a great author. It is such a shame that she thinks she has to use foul language to make a book good.
What a delightful romance! This couple went through an awful divorse and it is interesting how their daughter trys to get them back together again. The book keeps you wondering if they will and hoping they will.
One of my favorite authors. A contemporary family novel with well-defined characters.
LaVyrle Spencer's books get read adn reread, passed on from one friend to another. They touch the heart and are even used by some professionals to help people develop healthier ways to live.
After a bitter divorce, Bess and Michael Curran have nothing left to say to each other. Their children are their only bond. When their daughter Lisa brings them together unexpectedly at a dinner party, they must face each other again. And when Lisa makes a shocking announcement, they must amend their past mistakes and make a new beginning...
LaVyrle Spencer touches the heart of every woman and this book is no different. Great writing pulls you right into the book from the first.
SOMETIMES A DIVORCE CAN BE TOO FINAL....
A great story of love and healing relationships. Some humor too. Spencer is always fun to read.
I believe this is one of LaVyrle Spencer's first novels, and it was a very good read.
Bess and Michael use to be married, but have undergone a bitter diorvce. When their daughter get married, they are forced to be togther and be civil to each other and they find themselves wanting to spend time together. They are together when their first grandchild is born and when their son has a bad drug reaction. They want to be together forever-again.
I really enjoyed this book.
A superb story from an excellent writer..
Bess Curran, 40, is a successful interior decorator in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area--in spite of her bitterness that ex- husband Michael, in their married days, had offered no support at all for her career. Michael is sour, too, but he's most hurt by the absolute hatred of their son Randy, who at 19 has left school, lives with Mom, plays drums, and smokes pot. It's daughter Lisa, though, who brings Bess and Michael together at a dinner when she announces that she and Mark Padgett--a clean-cut young man, so athletic his muscular forearms ``appeared unable to comfortably touch his sides''--will marry soon and are expecting. Bess and Michael approve of the new in-laws--friendly and wholesome (Mr. Padgett toasts with iced tea)--and Randy is attracted to Mark's sister, Maryanne, who asks Pa before accepting a ride home and won't stand for cussin'. Meanwhile, proximity works its magic: Michael asks Bess to decorate his condo, and grandmother Stella (a dismally sexy old babe) reminds Bess of her part in the breakup. It all ends with two hospital whammos: Lisa's birthing and Randy's maiden trip on cocaine.
After a bitter divorce, their children are their only bond. When their daughter makes a shocking announcement, they must ammend their past mistakes.
Wonderful Book! I have a copy on my keeper shelf and have reread it many times!
Divorce, Nothing left to say between Bess and Michael Curran, the only link they have with each other are their children. A moving story of a family at a crossroads, where hope and heartache meet.
A moving story of a family at a crossroad.
After a bitter divorce, Bess & Michael Curran have nothing left to say to each other. Their children are their only bond. This was a great love story.
When their children's problems force Bess and her former husband Michael to work together, the initial attraction that sent them down the aisle is rekindled.
Makes you believe in love again!
A story about a couples mistakes, and how they overcome them and how their love survies
Reviews on the paperback certainly differ from the reviews given by these listeners. LaVyrle Spencer always wrote warm, memorable family stories. My Mom and I miss her writing.
great summer read. Great conditon.
After a bitter divorce, Bess and Michael are almost strangers. But when their daughter makes a shocking announcement, the couple must amend past mistakes-and start anew...
