Review: Short and sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
Very short love story, but I thought it was nice.James has left the navy, deciding that life is much too short.  He and a friend were home on leave when there was a terrible explosion.  His friend was killed.  James decides to seek a wife, and he thinks he wants to marry a girl he has known for years.  However when he reaches the house he finds she and her parents are visiting a family member. But the brother and sister have remained behind.Stella has loved James for years, but because she is lame she doubts he has ever taken notice of her.  While her brother and sister were always allowed to ramble around with James, Stella had to remain at home engaged in quiet pursuits.  She has a kind heart and wants nothing more than to marry a good man and have a family.James realizes Stella is much prettier than he remembered, and that she is not self-centered.  She is capable of being interested in subjects other than shopping and fashion.  And she has a talent for drawing.  As he has decided to pursue shipbuilding that could come in handy.There is no great crisis -- James is never torn over his realization -- but it was a nice little story.  It is short; no big investment of the reader's time.