Category: Women Publisher: Clocktower Books
ISBN-10: 0743301153
Type: Fiction
Pages: 182
Copyright: Jun 1 2001
The story of one woman's strength as she rebuilds her life after divorce.
Samantha Rutger's life is irrevocably changed when her husband decides he doesn't love her anymore. Is it somehow her fault? How can she ever survive? And what on earth is she going to do about sex?
With the help of her friend, Margaret, Sam does learn that she can take charge of her destiny. She returns to college, embarks on a whole new career, and meets a man who's almost too good to be true. But he is real, and readers of all ages will delight in how he 'romances' Sam.
Excerpt
Sam sat in the chair in front of the window until the late afternoon sun faded toward dusk. Idly, she glanced around the kitchen. Shafts of pale light illuminated the blue flowers she'd so carefully painted on the white squares of tile above the sink. They'd built this house together and hadn't even argued about the pattern of the wallpaper or the color of the carpeting.
That said something about the strength of their relationship, didn't it?
Then again, maybe she just hadn't seen it coming. A man doesn't decide to throw away a marriage overnight. Surely there had been signs of his discontent. Had she been too blind or too stupid to see them?
Not liking where that train of thought led, Sam stood and went to the phone. She had to talk to somebody. She punched the first few digits of Melissa's number, then hesitated. What could she say? "Hi, this is Mom. Just called to tell you Dad wants a divorce."
(Baxter Springs, Kansas) - Discover how a beloved high school guidance counselor twists fate on behalf of four troubled misfits, and turns their life around.
