Wow! This is such a good story! With that nutshell you get the impression that Jack is an unfeeling jerk, but he's not. Jack is a Hero in every sense of the word. Yes he married Brenda and loves their daughter, but he never stopped loving Carrie in all the years since they graduated. Carrie, for her part, has never stopped loving Jack. Ms. Selwyn wrote such a dramatic story! I thought I would be weeping the entire time I was reading this and was happily surprised I didn't. I especially laughed when she picked up the dog at the kennel. The Irish Wolfhound, Ellie, was one heck of a character in her own right. Carrie spent more time running after her so she (and us readers) don't get too sucked into sadness about Carrie and Jack's past.

First Jack, then Carrie, were able to release their pain from their past. Jack told Carrie the truth about what happened, and about Samantha. The two of them do get together again -- that is, until Jack tries to protect Samantha when she starts asking him questions about his having sex with Carrie. Eventually, all the characters in this book each have their own catharsis. And yes, it has a happy ending, and yes, both Brenda and Nana rest in peace at the end. While I did weep at different points of the book, I loved it!

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Very senusal

Reviewer: Teresa T.
July 12, 2011