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|  | | A More Perfect Union
A collection of poems and fiction edited by Hartman and Esstman about both the craziness and joy of weddings and marriage. Finally, a realistic and well-balanced look at matrimony.
Between the proposal and the triumphant introduction of the new husband and wife, the path to wedded bliss is sometimes more like an obstacle course of expectations, traditions, hopes and fears. For every bride who has considered, however briefly, forgoing her fantasy wedding for a quick trip to city hall, for every groom who has wondered what's possessed the woman he loves, the stories and poems in this collection offer alternately comic, touching, quizzical and romantic guideposts along the long and winding road up the aisle.
For the bride- or groom-to-be, for newlyweds, for lovers at an | |  | | Night Ride Home
When Simon Mahler is thrown from his horse and killed, his family must deal with their grief and reevaluate their relationships. His mother Nora finds the way back to herself with the help of an old love, Ozzie Kline.
Nora Mahler leads a perfect life. With her two teenage children and husband, she thrives on running the family horse farm on the banks of the Missouri River until Simon is killed in a riding accident. Neal sends the horses away, and when Nora refuses his orders to sell the farm, he moves to Chicago, taking Clea with him. Soon after, Ozzie Kline, a horse wrangler who has longed for Nora since they were teenage lovers, helps Nora and her mother rebuild their farm Alongside Ozzie, Nora finds a happiness she never knew with her husband and wonders if she and Ozzie have another chance with each | |  | | The Other Anna
Growing up in Iowa before the Great War, Anna Berter learns the long held secrets of her origins. Caught between her mother, whom she calls the Prussian, and the Old One, who teaches her about the magic selkies, Anna finds her own balance.
Growing up in a privileged home, Anna Berter's life is dominated by two women: her stern mother and her adoring Scottish housekeeper, the Old One, who fills Anna's imagination with Celtic legends and songs. But Anna's years of idyllic innocence end with the arrival of Hailus Tucker, a houseguest who charms all the ladies and leaves one -- the Old One's grand-daughter Edwina -- pregnant. When Anna's family adopts the illegitimate child, Anna demands the truth about the child's father. Truth ultimate brings tragedy for Edwina and reveals long-kept secrets about Anna's own origins. The Old On |
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