Review: They still love each other - but life happens
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2013
There must be something in the air - for this is the second book I have read in as many days that focuses on a marriage in crisis: not a dramatic yelling and shouting accusations, plates flying, raise the roof crisis but that insidious erosion with small moments and actions that slowly take away the foundation, when people cannot find themselves in their spouse's eyes without all of the secondary titles: mother, cook, breadwinner, absent, chauffeur.  Ruthie Knox brings us back to the folks in Camelot, you do not have to be familiar with the series to enjoy this story: it does stand on its own beautifully.Amber, Tony and their 3 boys are in Jamaica to celebrate a wedding.  Money is tight and Amber slowly feels her self-definition has floated away somewhere in the last 5 or 6 years: aided by the economic downturn and Tony's increasingly long days at work, as he struggles to earn enough to support his family.Both characters are caught in their own fears, their own unspoken dreams, and even in their own guilt about life not being all they had hoped for when they first met.  Ruthie Knox is able to show us both sides of the story here: their love for one another and the separation they feel.  They still love each other - but life happens, and changes that love, redefines the approach and perhaps takes off the rose tints that build so many expectations.  This story is raw with emotion that not only feels natural but is completely understandable to a reader: perhaps because they have experienced the same things.  So it becomes a true story of how these two people are able to see one another in the now, and learn to share their dreams and hopes, and work to allay fears.  A beautifully written story that lets you in on the secret of how to find what is truly the important thing in your relationship: the people who share it with you.I received an eGalley copy from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.