What a wonderful book! I probably read it at the right time, just when Ray and I are getting ready for our wedding, but still, I thought it was wonderful.Read very well by Tom Wopat (of The Dukes of Hazzard fame), it tells the story of a couple that after thirty years of marriage is facing a declining and stiffening relationship when their daughter tells them she's getting married.
I immediately started feeling like I had known the characters for years. I cried and laughed with them throughout the whole book and I really felt like I was part of their lives.
I don't think I ever felt like that about any other book, and it's a wonderful and very intimate feeling. To make a reader care like that for people that don't even exist clearly is a tribute to the author.
I actually have another book of his to read, and I'm looking forward to it. He's also the author of The Notebook, which was turned into a sleeper-hit movie last year (I now wish I saw it).
The tone is romantic and nostalgic, and love of all kinds pours out on the reader from every page.
I definitely recommend this book if you like this genre.
Grade: 9.5
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