Meant to Be
A Novel
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4.2 • 167 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
“An entertaining page-turner.” —Kirkus Reviews on Met Her Match
An inspiring family saga about two headstrong sisters who long to forge their own paths.
It’s 1972 and times are changing. In the small farming community of Mason, Kansas, Vera and Kelly Exton are known for their ambitions. Vera is an activist who wants to join her boyfriend in the Peace Corps. But she is doing her duty caring for her widowed mother and younger sister until Kelly is firmly established. Kelly is studying to become a veterinarian. She plans to marry her childhood sweetheart and eventually take over his father’s veterinary practice.
But it’s a tumultuous time and neither sister is entirely happy with the path that’s been laid out for her. As each evaluates her options, everything shifts. Do you do what’s right for yourself or what others want? By having the courage to follow their hearts, these women will change lives for the better, and the effects will be felt by the generations that follow.
Meant to Be delivers an emotional, smart, funny and wise lesson about the importance of being true to yourself.
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Customer Reviews
One of her best!
It took several months to read this entire book, but it was very well written! With Jude’s signature writing, she brings you into the lives of the families she writes about to the point you yourself come to care about each character. With so many twists and secrets, I couldn’t keep up with each. The end shocked me and brought tears but it also made me look to the future with hope again.
Wonderful Story
This is about love and life. Trials. Tribulations. Coming together. Family ties. Caring for each other. Simply, Meant to Be.
Generations
I may be a bit bias as I have been a Jude Deveraux fan for many years. Ms. Deveraux has changed her writing in the last few years to more contemporary stories and her contemporary stories are just as great as her romance novels. This book spanning three generations beginning in the 1970s through 2019 was just both moving and emotional. This is the story of sisters and the men they love, the families both biological and not and the children of their unions. It’s a tale of what was acceptable in the 1970s for women and how we have progressed. I enjoyed this book that made me laugh, cry and remember growing up in the 70s, 90s and today. A must read.