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Book Review: "Love Like This"

Updated: 7 days ago

by Cynthia Newberry Martin



Every once in a while an author perfectly captures the reality of marriage at a specific, precipitous time in a couple’s life together, and Cynthia Newberry Martin has done just that in LOVE LIKE THIS.


The story takes place at the naturally precarious time when parents finally get their kids off to college and take a long, slow look at each other while wondering if this is the person they want to spend another few decades with.


This story starts when Angelina waking up to hear her husband leave for work on the very first day she officially has the house all to herself now that the last of her three kids has been safely deposited at university. Angelina roams the house as she pleases, understanding this is just the beginning of a thorough life evaluation to determine whether change is necessary to again become the person she used to be before marriage.


But then her husband gets laid off. Having already saved for retirement, he’s ready to stay home and enjoy being with his wife. Resentful at having her journey truncated, Angelina begins finding any excuse to get out of the house. She loves her husband, but not the constrained box their life has become.


What I like best is the author's realistic portrayal of this marital depiction. There are conversations left unsaid; awkward and hurtful moments; and many thoughts of love and how that can change. And blessedly, nowhere are their Hollywood histrionics!


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