by Timothy Lewis
Hennepin County Library paperback 278 pages
genre: Christian romance fiction
Liked, didn't love this one. The "modern" story was about sad, divorced Adam Colby and Yvette, the young woman whose mother helped the Alexanders. The historical story was the whirlwind romance of Gabe and "Huck" Alexander from the 1920s through to Huck's death in 2004.
I'll miss the book club discussion on Monday, but have an idea to communicate with the ladies . . .
I did *not* like Gabe's "Long Division" concept. It bugged the heck out of me each time it was mentioned. I liked most of the romantic stuff and really liked Gabe as a character, but the idea that "a marriage was filled with numerous obligations that divided time spent together."
I loved this passage on page 133: "Summer at last . . . Even though Huck was an adult, the season still evoked the carefree gladness of uninhibited freedom. Freedom from stale studies and chalk dust. Freedom to run barefoot down a warm sandy lane. Freedom to spend time loving the soul mate of her girlhood dreams." Yep! Summer is glorious!
Gabe's constant smoking finally resulting in what I expected . . . page 246 ". . . Gabe said, then coughed sharply as they crossed the Trinity River . . . " Emphysema. Duh. Early death. But they didn't know back then that they were killing themselves.
page 277 "That force is hope, the very bedrock of our souls. Hope has won wars, fed nations, conquered diseases. In the unquenchable human spirit, hope is the fire."
Overall, I enjoyed the story and found it very readable.
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