I have just one book to share with you at the moment. Medical issues kept me from reviewing most of this fall, so I am behind. This book was wonderful. I truly loved it!

Begun in the present, dated chapters provide flashbacks that telescope this incredibly long marriage into a novel. Anyone over sixty will admit to sharing the same worries about illness, being a caregiver, and eventually losing a spouse. The realistic memoir does not paint a falsely, rosy picture of marriage. It does show how years of compromise and adjustment living together, bring about a relationship that is sweet and true and tender. A couple can safely navigate both joy and tragedy with love.

This affirming look at the bond of marriage from first date to ninetieth birthday, will conjure similar memories of past decades for many. When Abe and Ruth first meet, it is love at first sight for Abe. Unfortunately, Ruth instantly dislikes Abe. The story of how such opposing forces eventually lead to seventy bumpy years of marriage is sweet, sad, and often funny.

I received a digital copy from the publisher, but the views expressed are my own.