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Extra points to Will North for the descriptions of food and cooking in this book; dishes that wouldn't normally appeal to me, dishes with pork and lamb, made me salivate.
She's used to unexpected strangers, but few arrive on foot. The man to whom she opens her door is middle-aged, unshaven, sweat-soaked…and arrestingly handsome. What neither of them knows at that moment is that their lives are about to change forever.
Love Languages-December
The Bryce-Wetheralls were a couple from Manchester. They'd called earlier to say they were having car trouble and might be late. Her other guests had already checked in, had tea, and gone into town for supper. An unusual patch of warm weather at the end of March had started the tourist season early this year. American Alec Hudson has carried the ashes of his ex-wife from London's Heathrow Airport to the mountains of North Wales.
Okay, here is a book that I bought for the cover...the lovely, utterly British cover, complete with wellies, flowers, and a red door. When I started this book, however, it seemed very much like one of those Good Housekeeping stories that I would occasionally read when there was nothing else lying around...a long time ago. But excellent characterizations, sympathetic characters, and good writing changed my mind before too long. Mr. North invites the reader to love found, love lost, and the commitment of relationships. As treacherous as his walk up the mountain he has created characters who struggle with emotions which unexpectedly have entered their lives. Detailed research into the geography of Wales, sheep farming, garden to table cooking keeps the reader turning the pages.
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He is unshaven, sweat-soaked...but arrestingly handsome. While reader tastes are far too varied for us to ever call a book a "sure thing" for everyone, literary awards can offer useful signposts... "The Long Walk Home" is a beautiful story that kept me turning the pages.
I currently live in North Carolina about an hour north of Ft. I am a father to two amazing young daughters (4 & 2). I’ve been married, divorced, and currently in a relationship. Most recently I have worked with organizations that provide service dogs to Veterans. Mark has a diverse professional background as a health care and IT executive in both the private and public sectors, in the United States and internationally.
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Gina has lost her perfect job, her boyfriend, and her favorite aunt all within the space of a few months. So when she inherits her aunt's ramshackle French house, Gina decides to pack her bags for the Bordeaux countryside - swapping English weather for blue skies, sunshine, great wine, and a fresh start. What she hasn't factored in is a hole in the roof, the most embarrassing language faux pas, and discovering family secrets she was never supposed to know.
I am an avid cyclist, painter, husband, father of two, and Veteran Advocate. The few long years she spent in the Pocono mountains was enough to send her to Florida by 1987. Some years after meeting and marrying Martin Gazo, they relocated to Venice, Florida. They make their home with several Greyhounds now and have become very active in Greyhound adoption. They also are members of Paws For Friendship, and all of their Greyhounds are registered Therapy Dogs.
The Long Walk Home, A Book By Ron Zaleski
This is one of those books that just grabbed me from the first chapter and didn't let go till I finished it in one sitting. It was a little bit like Nicholas Sparks' books, but I enjoyed the setting so much more. Mountain climbing in Wales is just something I'd like to do so this appealed to me, as did the theme of "coming home". I know I'll be thinking of this sweet story a lot in the days to come.
It was an ideal life from many aspects however, it was lonely as it was barely populated back then. A one-room schoolhouse with 30 students did help me feel safe and connected and somehow, I did finish college and grew up to be a small businesswoman, much like what happened with my parents in Florida. Nancy’s interests include reading, yarn work , chess , and writing. In the 1980s, she was a competitive bodybuilder – and was Ms. Summers On The Beach, 1989. In the 1990s, she studied Martial Arts, earning a yellow belt in Aiki-jujitsu, and a brown belt in Kenpo Karate.
An evocative story of honorable people struggling with the complexities of fidelity, and of the hope for a second chance at love. As Alec waits for safer conditions, he and Fiona are drawn together by loss and by a passion neither thought would ever reappear in their lives. When Alec stumbles upon something he never expected to see, he is faced with a series of choices he hoped never to make. When unhappily married Fiona Edwards answers the door of her farmhouse bed and breakfast, she discovers a tall man shouldering a hulking backpack.
Honoring her request to scatter them atop the towering mountain directly behind Fiona’s farm, he attempts to fulfill her wish, but the weather stops him. A mature romance, a mature love that is selfless and kind. Set in Wales, it offers a glimpse into another way of living. I didn't even finish this book and I never do that. I can't think of one other book that I have ever done that with.
