Review: This book is not for "sissies".
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2013
Well-written, and very deep in places, the subject of a man dying of cancer is offset by a unique story in which his long-time flame begins a romance late in the game - after he's been diagnosed as "terminal." It is a web of tangled emotions, surprises, good character portrayal, and some very realistic scenes. Perhaps a little light on the Hospice praise, but still, the book is worth anyone's time if you can stand the subject and its development. It rang more than a little true with me, after losing my grown daughter to cancer just over a year ago, and if it had not had the added appeal of the romance and the plight of Charlie, the young son, it may have been more than I could handle. Kudos to C.M. Newman for this sensitive, wonderful book that allowed me to re-visit my grief while having an empathetic involvement with the characters. May you, dear raders, read it with an open mind, an open heart, and may you never have to be in the leading character's plight!