Seven Days of SHIVA

An unforgettable true love story. A memoir of love and resilience, grief and loss, and forty-six years of puppy love told with humor, laughter, and tears.

Can an ordinary life be extraordinary? Through the eyes of Marc Gellman - what he calls his "Shiva Eyes" - the answer is yes. In this deeply moving and inspirational memoir, Gellman recounts the remarkable forty-six-year journey he shared with his wife, Barbara, from their teenage puppy love on a summer beach to the joys and challenges of a marriage that endured through every season of life.

Readers are invited into a story that is at once intimate and universal. A boy from Brooklyn meets a girl from The Bronx, and together they create a life full of laughter, devotion, and playful adventures. From the excitement of young love to newlywed life in New York City, from raising children in the suburbs to rediscovering each other as empty nesters, Marc and Barbara's story of their lifelong romance is a celebration of marriage, family, and parenthood.

Woven into their joy are the hills and valleys of real life. The unflinching struggle against illness, the heartbreak of loss, are the author's search for meaning through this memoir of strength in illness. With candor and warmth, Gellman reveals not only the strength of his wife's spirit but also the depth of their bond, uncovering layers of love he never fully grasped until facing their most difficult trials.

Both poignant and uplifting, this Jewish biography is more than a romance. It's a moving story of love and loss that celebrates the beauty of ordinary days, hope and healing through love, resilience of partnership, and the promise made by a husband, "I will tell our story to the world; that every day we shared was special."

For readers of love, legacy, and loss and are drawn to inspirational romantic love stories, this book is a touching and timeless reminder that true love is found in life's simplest moments. This uplifting marriage memoir will make you laugh, cry, believe in love again, and linger in your heart long after the final page.