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Book Review of Love in Another Town

Love in Another Town
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AS HE APPROACHES HIS TWENTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY, JAKE CANTRELL FEELS HIS LIFE IS COMPLETELY STALLED. SADDENED AND DISAPPOINTED BY THE FAILURE OF HIS MARRIAGE TO AMY, WANTING TO PUT MORE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM, AND NEEDING TO CONCENTRATE ON HIS NEW BUSINESS, JAKE MOVES TO ANOTHER TOWN: KENT, CONNECTICUT.

A BRILLIANT AND IMAGINATIVE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, JAKE BECOMES INVOLVED WITH AN AMATEUR THEATRICAL GROUP IN HIS SPARE TIME. AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THIS GROUP, JAKE ENCOUNTERS MAGGIE SORRELL, AN ATTRACTIVE, CHARMING WOMAN OF FORTY-FOUR. MAGGIE, AN INTERIOR DESIGNER, WILL BE WORKING WITH JAKE ON THE SETS OF THE PLAY. MAGGIE HERSELF HAS RECENTLY MOVED FROM CHICAGO TO KENT, AFTER HER LAWYER HUSBAND LEFT HER FOR A YOUNGER WOMAN. SHE HOPES TO START LIFE ANEW IN KENT.

IN THE PROCESS OF RENOVATING AN OLD FARMHOUSE FOR A CLIENT, MAGGIE HIRES JAKE AS THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. WORKING TOGETHER ON A DAILY BASIS, WATCHING THE OLD FARMHOUSE BEING TRANSFORMED INTO A WARM, ENDURING HOME, THEY FALL IN LOVE. AHEAD LIE OBSTACLES--THE FIFTEEN YEAR DIFFERENCE IN THEIR AGES, AMY'S SUDDEN ILLNESS, HER RELUCTANCE TO DIVORCE JAKE, AND MAGGIE'S OWN INNER TURMOIL.