Title: Lily for a Day
Author: Carolynn Carey
Publisher: Cerridwen Press
Publisher URL: http://www.cerridwenpress.com/
Genre: Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9781419918100
Nymph Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Sphinx Minx
Marti Darnell is just fine with her empty nest. She feels she’s never really bonded with her two daughters; one a psychologist, married to a surgeon, the other a beauty with a glamorous Hollywood marriage. Marti and husband Harold run a day lily farm. She’s an intelligent, independent, capable woman. Then Harold falls off the roof, landing on her and breaking her ankle. He breaks his wrist and he already had a bum leg. Older daughter Glenna returns home after leaving her adulterous husband and things are definitely off key with younger daughter Candie’s marriage. So Marti berates herself for being a lousy mother.
Author Carey does a great job portraying and relieving maternal guilt in this story. The characters are truly three dimensional and almost universally likable against the rural Tennessee backdrop.
The Darnells are helped on the farm by an industrious young man named Steve. He was once engaged to Glenna and she broke his heart. Hollywood producer Jake wants Glenna back and he’s actually a pretty nice guy. So is Candie’s spouse Matt -- Marti is finally warming up to him. There’s a visiting nurse, a gorgeous film star, and a catty, thoroughly dependable best friend. There are no real bad guys here, but the story of emotional growth and revelation is captivating.
The enduring marriage and romance between Marti and Harold is a great inspiration. Yes, there were rocky periods but they survived. And they hope their daughters will do the same.
Most of us realize that the job of mothering never ends. Marti’s relationships with her girls -- and her own sense of self -- make for a very pleasant read.
Author: Carolynn Carey
Publisher: Cerridwen Press
Publisher URL: http://www.cerridwenpress.com/
Genre: Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9781419918100
Nymph Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Sphinx Minx
Marti Darnell is just fine with her empty nest. She feels she’s never really bonded with her two daughters; one a psychologist, married to a surgeon, the other a beauty with a glamorous Hollywood marriage. Marti and husband Harold run a day lily farm. She’s an intelligent, independent, capable woman. Then Harold falls off the roof, landing on her and breaking her ankle. He breaks his wrist and he already had a bum leg. Older daughter Glenna returns home after leaving her adulterous husband and things are definitely off key with younger daughter Candie’s marriage. So Marti berates herself for being a lousy mother.
Author Carey does a great job portraying and relieving maternal guilt in this story. The characters are truly three dimensional and almost universally likable against the rural Tennessee backdrop.
The Darnells are helped on the farm by an industrious young man named Steve. He was once engaged to Glenna and she broke his heart. Hollywood producer Jake wants Glenna back and he’s actually a pretty nice guy. So is Candie’s spouse Matt -- Marti is finally warming up to him. There’s a visiting nurse, a gorgeous film star, and a catty, thoroughly dependable best friend. There are no real bad guys here, but the story of emotional growth and revelation is captivating.
The enduring marriage and romance between Marti and Harold is a great inspiration. Yes, there were rocky periods but they survived. And they hope their daughters will do the same.
Most of us realize that the job of mothering never ends. Marti’s relationships with her girls -- and her own sense of self -- make for a very pleasant read.
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