Seasons of Her Life
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A sweeping saga of a military wife and her search for happiness from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Hidden.
Having left behind a bitter childhood, Ruby Connors quickly finds that marriage is not quite the escape she imagined. Instead, as a military wife in Washington, DC, loneliness turns out to be her most dependable companion. But determined to realize her faith in happiness, she raises her two children in a nurturing, beautiful home that mirrors her resourcefulness and good sense. It’s the perfect environment in which to bake delicious, unforgettable cookies. After years of struggle, Mrs. Sugar’s Cookies succeeds beyond Ruby’s wildest dreams. But closest to her heart is the memory of the man she longs for in her soul . . .
“Pleasant prose fortified by good plotting . . . Readers should enjoy this bustling tale.” —Publishers Weekly
Praise for the writing of Fern Michaels
“Tirelessly inventive and entertaining.” —Booklist on Up Close and Personal
“Fast-moving . . . Entertaining . . . A roller-coaster ride of serendipitous fun.” —Publishers Weekly on Mr. and Miss Anonymous
“A page-turner and one of the author’s best romantic suspense tales to date.” —Fresh Fiction on Mr. and Miss Anonymous
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In pleasant prose fortified by good plotting, prolific author Michaels ( Texas Sunrise ) tells the story of Ruby Connors, who bolts from her hometown of Barstow, Penn., as soon as she graduates from high school, happily leaving behind her abusive father, servile mother and brutalized sister Opal. She gets a civil service job in post-WW II Washington, D.C., where she initially lives with her sister Amber and falls in love with serviceman Calvin Santos. Unable to believe in her feelings, insecure Calvin decamps after a trivial misunderstanding, and Ruby marries Marine Andrew Blue. She bears him two children, but he is a hostile, stern husband and father. Myriad years and countless plot developments go by; Ruby survives various crises, maintains a strong female friendship and uses money left by her beloved grandmother to help friends and sisters. Her final ``season'' finds her wealthy and free, but lonely and still searching for life's meaning until, in the closing pages, she decides to make herself useful to others. Though Ruby is not always likable and the author passes too quickly over some vital events in the narrative, readers should enjoy this bustling tale.
