Review: Compelling and heart wrenching!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2012
Laurel Hall has written a compelling, heart wrenching story of despair, lost of innocence and hope.  I enjoyed the way that the story unfolded as Emma and Jon discuss their marriage of 50 + years and the fact that Emma didn't love Jon at the beginning and had been pushed to marry him by her parents.  As Emma and Jon's conversation continued, we are given a glimpse of her despair in flashbacks. I have to disagree with the other reviewers, I do think that all aspects of her back story contributed to her emotional state and were an important part of her emotional being.All in all, an excellent debut novel and I think that Ms. Hall will continue to improve on her talent in the future. This was an enjoyable read and one that was told to a satisfactory conclusion.Ms. Hall was kind enough to give me a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations of a good or bad review.