Title: Margaret from Maine
Publisher: Plume (Penguin)
Release date: December 24, 2012
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
What a story. What a decision Margaret had to make. My Great Uncle was a prisoner of war, So I totally was emotionally involved in this book. We have so many soldiers fighting for our freedom every day, and freedom is NOT free. These men and woman risk their lives. Rarely do we think of the spouses of the soldiers. Margaret is such a character to like, because she has a small son to raise as well.
When her husband comes home, he is in a coma. His son doesn't really know him and Margaret is all alone. When the President passes a law for injured soldiers an escort comes to escort Margaret. Is it fate that they fall in love with each other? What should Margaret do? Should she stay true to her marriage vows, or follow her heart for a chance at love? Where do you draw the line? If someone is brain dead, are they dead? If there is no chance of recovery do you give up what could be something special? What if you do follow your heart, and a miracle brings your husband out of his coma? Should you remarry to give your son a father? I have no idea what I would do if I was Margaret. What would you do?
What a well written story. It tugs at your heart, and yet I had no idea what I would do if I was Margaret. That made me like her even more. I liked the ending as well. It was sad, so grab a box of tissues!
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Book Description:
The end of Maine Guardsman Sgt. Thomas Kennedy’s conscious life is ushered in by a flash of light on a plain in Afghanistan. While he languishes in a veterans’ hospital, Thomas’s devoted wife, Margaret, is raising their son on a dairy farm in rural Maine. She receives an invitation to Washington, DC, to meet the President of the United States as he signs a bill in support of wounded veterans with war veteran and West Point graduate Charlie King as her appointed
escort. Charlie and Margaret’s shared circumstances inspire them to confide in one another. Suddenly, the pair creates a private world all their own, leaving the effects of war behind them. Margaret’s vows to her husband linger, raising a series of harrowing choice.
About the Author:
Joseph Monninger
is the author of Eternal on the Water and The World as We Know It, as well as several award-winning young-adult novels. A professor of English literature, he lives in New Hampshire. Visit him online at http://joemonninger.com
Social Media links:
Website: www.joemonninger.com
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Twitter: @joemonninger
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It sounds like a great book Debra
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