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While reading Joseph Monningers Eternal on the Water, I felt my heart rearranging, reconstructing and taking on a more pure shape than it ever knew before. The hows and whys and whens of love are best described as a mystery in most peoples lives. One could say everything about love is unknown, unplanned and uncertain until forces in place, timed to perfection, bring ones path to anothers path and forever alter their lives in ways unimaginable. Somehow love, in its most pure form, is brought to life in Monningers story about a man and woman who fall in love but tragically are aware of their love having a time limit. What would you do? How would you want to live knowing you or the one you love will decline quickly through an incurable disease? These questions are answered in the most beautiful and provocative manner as the reader is treated to being there from the moment Cobb and Marys soul-mate-kind-of-love blooms to the very end when the couple elevates their love to the highest form of love known sacrifice. In between their first and final meeting youll be intrigued and romanced with mythology, legends, stories, poetry and global travels all related to beauty in earth, water, nature, animals, landscape, friendships and family. But mostly, youll view love with a renewed and pure heart that will surely remain with you long after youve finished the book.
