Review of CERTAIN SENSIBILITIES

  

 

CERTAIN SENSIBILITIES

Sondra Rice Newman

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GENRE:  Women's Fiction

 

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BLURB:

 

Elizabeth, a retired librarian, alone and unable to care for herself, is resigned to spending her remaining days in a nursing home.

 

Not long after her arrival, her vitality is awakened by Cary, a young attendant. Elizabeth discovers that his interests in literature, art and the way of life of a gentler era are in step with hers.

 

When Cary eyes a framed photo of a young Elizabeth standing with her horse, attractive and vivacious, he is drawn to her as he’s been to no other woman.

 

Haunted by memories of a domineering mother who forced her into a loveless marriage, she is nevertheless a romantic who still believes in love.

 

This uncommon liaison leads to a deep devotion that transcends all boundaries. Despite their vast difference in age, Cary’s tender warmth inspires Elizabeth to make a new start in life.

 

 

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Excerpt:

 

“Since then, we’ve never looked back. And I’ve never been happier or more fulfilled. I love this man with all my heart and soul.

 

“And you can put this in your story, too. If I were his age today, I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off him.”

 

Mackenna briefly broke into a smile upon hearing the last comment, then regained her composure and continued with her questions.

 

“I’d like to ask you, Elizabeth, if you often think about your mortality and how you deal with this issue.”

 

“I take it one day at a time,” she replied. “I’m not focused on it as a regular thing. I go about my daily work, which keeps me very busy, and Cary and I take lots of time-outs to enjoy sunsets, the garden, movies—or just being with each other.

 

“When I do think about it, I don’t envision a hereafter where we might meet again someday. Instead, I know in my heart that what we feel for each other now will continue to exist, but in a different form. It will be out there somewhere in the universe in time and space—alive and powerful. It's the kind of love that will last forever.”

 

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Review:Sondra Rice Newman has written a tender and highly unusual romance in Certain Sensibilities. Cary, a man in his thirties, is a health care worker when he meets the intriguing Elizabeth, an eighty-nine-year-old woman. He sees a picture of her in her twenties. They strike up a conversation and discover that they are fascinated with each other. They become closer and closer until the situation becomes romantic.

 

Readers will wonder early on in Cary’s and Elizabeth’s relationship about a few pertinent things concerning romantic couples. This creates suspense. 

 

The cast of characters is well-drawn. Not only are the leads interesting, but the secondary supporting characters are as well. They have good stories of their own to tell. Readers are sure to love them all.

 

The story unfolds in a gentle way. It is not an action-filled tale but rather one filled with the day-to-day activities of a very unconventional couple who must deal with how people see them. The author has done a good job of making this situation believable. One is sure to remember this story for a long time.

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

In love with reading since childhood, Sondra began writing poetry early on.  She later contributed columns for a weekly newspaper in Ohio.  

 

A native of Michigan, Sondra attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.

 

She brought out her first novel, Silver Dreams, in 2006 (Robert D. Reed Publishers).

 

Sondra lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband, George, a retired newspaper reporter.  

 

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