How Do I Save My Marriage

This book was excellent. It was beautifully written, well thought of and inspiring. The details the author provides of Greece and Europe make one feel as though one is present at every scene. The book is also filled with the finer intricacies of the human condition, so often volatile to the very real pain that comes from that which is “life.” I found many times throughout the book that I was entangled within the emotions of the characters, Simon and Katarina; most especially Simon for his overwhelming loss, and his enduring strength to go on.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever loved and lost, as I found reading it brought a sense of hope back to me; and for that I am profoundly grateful to the author.

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Simon Alexander has reached the pinnacle of the San Franciscorestaurant game but he’s paid a heavy price for fame and fortune.¿ On the eve of changing his life, tragedystrikes.¿ Now Simon must decide betweenretaining his restaurant and plodding on or selling everything and rebuildinghis life in Europe.Set in the Greek Islands, the hills of southern Germany and SanFrancisco, Little Kingdoms follows Simon Alexander and Katarina Hagen as they find their way through love,loyalty, and deceit amid the high stakes game of haute cuisine.

About the Author
Michael Lubarskyearned a B.A. in English from Indiana University and an M.A. in EnglishLiterature from the University of Indianapolis.¿ He lives in Indianawith his wife and two sons.

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Adrian Mole is back, hitting 35, and his life is still a well intentioned shambles. Working at a used book store, deeply in debt, he still retains the charming naivite that made his youthful diaries so entertaining. I read Sue Townsend for the first time when I was in high school and much like the “35 Up” film series, keep returning to catch up with her delightful creation every five to seven years. Adrian never really changes, just accumulates more life experience and muddles on. He is as original a character as any I’ve ever read.

This volume is attuned to the times… the title itself hints at the emotional arc of the story. Adrian has some growing up to do, and does it by the journal’s end. “Mass” is not without its poignant moments — Adrian’s son is serving in the war, for instance– but it is never a downer.

Highly recommended to fans of the original. You won’t be disappointed.

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The most Unusual Correspondence is writer Jeff Cole’s first book and I am anxiously awaiting his next. I read the book cover to cover in a single day because I did not want to put it down. It is a story inspired by a collection of love letters sent between his grandparents in the 1930’s and describes the struggles of rural citizens before modern technology. It also involves a second collection of love letters which unite two characters from opposite ends of the country. Part of the plot is set in Galveston, Tx while the other part is set in my hometown of Rockwood, Pa and it was very interesting to travel back in time and feel like I was actually walking around in my hometown several decades ago. I am sure that everyone will love this book. It is not just a love story. It is funny, it is sad, it is everything combined that will keep any reader hooked all the way up to the last page. This would also make an excellent movie in the future!!

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At the end of the 20th Century, a series of letters written during the early 1930’s are discovered on opposite ends of the United States. In Los Angeles, Charlie is stumbling through life trying to find a shred of happiness and a clue as to who he really is. His next door neighbor loans Charlie some letters written by Ruby Jean Demonde; a lonely blues singer living in Harlem during the great depression. As Charlie sets out on an adventure to learn more about Ruby Jean’s life, he ends up discovering more about his own. While in New York, Simon, a workaholic stock trader doesn’t realize his own family relationships are slipping away. When his mother falls ill, Simon goes home to Pennsylvania and soon finds a detailed account of his grandparents’ courtship through a series of letters hidden away in the attic. What can a pair of young lovers in Western Pennsylvania, a blues singer in Harlem, and an undertaker in Galveston, Texas possibly have in common? In The Most Unusual Correspondence, Charlie and Simon find out some of us are simply connected by words on a page.

About the Author
Jeff Cole was born in Virginia, raised in Pennsylvania and spent his formative years in Hollywood, California. He wrote the screenplay and co-produced the feature film, “Lost Junction” starring Neve Campbell. He spends his time between New York, Los Angeles, and Pennsylvania. This is his first novel.

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Alyssa McKenzie is faced with a life-shattering decision after hermarriage to R.C. Wetherington comes to an abrupt and bitter end.R.C. goesoff to Harvard while Alyssa heads west to Berkeley.She vows he will neverknow that she is carrying the first Wetherington grandchild. Four yearslater, Alyssa is an ambitious and talented young woman fulfilling herdreams with an exciting career in the fast-paced world of San Franciscoadvertising. F. Grayson Coulter becomes more than a mentor and a businessassociate.He falls in love with Alyssa.There is a tie that binds themthat is deeper than their professions, deeper still than their love foreach other.R.C is obsessed with rekindling the romance with his formerwife, and the truth he uncovers threatens to devastate Alyssa.Grayson isdrawn into a web of deceit that may destroy his life. R.C. follows thetrail that releases the most powerful of emotions.The conclusion issurprising and bittersweet.

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It’s been over four years since the ill-fated marriage between R.C. Wetheringon and Alyssa McKenzie ended with an annulment.Alyssa never expects to see R.C. again.However, he is obsessed with finding her and renewing their relationship.There is no obstacle that will thwart him.

The detective hired to locate Alyssa stumbles onto a fact that threatens to reopen wounds and topple the orderly world Alyssa has carved out for herself.

Alyssa’s future is tied to that of advertising giant, F. Grayson Coulter.The tie that binds them is much deeper than their professions.They are united by a secret that Alyssa must never tell, a secret that R.C. must never discover.

Grayson is drawn into a web of deceit that threatens to destroy this life.Alyssa will do whatever it takes to keep the secret.R.C. will do whatever it takes to reunite with Alyssa.

The journey is long and laden with pain.While the conclusion is bittersweet, the future is filled with promise.The plot is unforgettable and heartwarming.

From the Author
The inspiration for this novel came from a heart wrenching real life situation.I had to write a novel in which I could orchestrate the ending that would protect the young child.One reader wrote to say she had to walk away from the book because of the emotional toll it was taking.She returned to finish it and had high praise.Another reader told me she cried at nearly every chapter.This will tug your heart.A third reader told me this is a “lady’s book”.

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I came across this book by chance, because it was being sold for a dollar, and due to the fact that it had the romanian flag, and the name..and since the Romanian revolution was a theme that always aroused my interest, I decided to acquire it, and this book has been very interesting since I first opened it… It’ll keep you hooked and won’t make you want to put it down.The book is about a married couple who went to work to Romania as Fulbright scholars in the city of Iasi.During their term as college professors, they realize that their marriage is crumbling down, just as Rachel, the wife of Professor Joel Baker, starts learning that there’s more about herself that she didn’t know during her life in the United States.During their stay, they are faced with the harsh reality that was burdening Romanian society during the times of Ceauseascu.Lack of privacy, the lack of liberty, and the tight control the Securitae had on the daily lives of the Romanian citizens.A very interesting book to have in your library, especially if you’re into Politcs and Sociology.

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Revolutions is the poignant story of an American couple separating while teaching in Romania during the year of the Revolution (December, 1989). As Romania undergoes a violent revolution, Joel and Rachel experience radical changes-their marriage is shattered. They then embark on a dangerous journey to find love and meaning in a hostile, unstable world.

Before the revolution, the Communist dictator, Ceaşescu, controls Romania. Living conditions are unbearable. The secret police spies on the citizens and brutally controls them. In this threatening environment Joel and Rachel discover that teaching at the university is a frightening challenge. They are drawn into a world of corruption, deceptions, and betrayals.

After the revolution Joel and Rachel throw off their inhibitions. Rachel joins the radical student movement, while Joel is lured into a murder plot by his new lover, Doina. Caught up in self-destructive behavior, they seek the courage to take control of their lives-before it is too late.

About the Author
Sam Longmire is Professor Emeritus in English from the University of Evansville in Indiana. In 1989–90 he taught in Romania as a Fulbright scholar and witnessed firsthand the outbreak of the Romanian Revolution in Bucharest (1989) and documented its aftermath.

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