Review: A love story that needed to be shared.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2014
This novel, written by Meredith Mallard is one of love and also struggle. Both characters are in love with eachother yet because of this world we live in, a world that looks down upon and shames homosexuality, they must hide their love from the public, the workplace and even from family!For those who do not harbor such hatred or animosity towards homosexuality it seems very difficult to understand why people make such a negative, and often public, fuss about why homosexuality is so wrong and in some cases some religious folks use hateful terms like: abomination, immoral and unnatural.Why should these two human beings have to hide such a natural necessity of life? Love is important as anything else in life. I feel that most people have experienced love; be it family or romantic in nature. Since most adults have loved or been loved, why shouldn't every adult be entitled to love regardless of gender?I've been a loved one who has been "that first person" someone confides in while still hiding in "the closet..." I never felt anything but happiness and compassion towards that individual. My sister. My sister who has been brave and allowed everyone else to know.I was "Amy," "Andrew" was my sister and unfortunately my mother was "Corwin." In my mother's heart and words of hate...saying that my sister was an abomination. After years of my sister being close to my mother, I withessed the collapse of their relationship with eachother as well as my respect for our mother.The anger I felt for my sister and towards our mother was tangible. I fought with words and tears until I hyperventalated. My sister may never have our mother's acceptance but she has mine, our brother's, our father's and her future brother in law.This story of Mark and Andrew was close to my heart. In fact, on Valentine's Day my significant other and I had reservations at "Trio" in Palm Springs, California and as I looked over the special menu I saw these words:  "Thank you for spending Valentine's at Trio, Mark & Tony." It was very sweet and reminded me of this story by Meredith Allard. I'd like to think that one day soon, two men or two women could be in love without ever needing to announce anything but celebrations such as their wedding or children to come.