When Mary and Roger
Bellamy’s marriage falls apart, Mary seeks solace in the small community of
Lawson, New Hampshire. Lawson is typical of a very, very small town. “Everyone
in town knows about the young divorcee from Boston who bought Miss Lacey’s
house.” And she’s hardly unpacked!
Mary isn’t a religious
person, but she has made her first new friend in Arthur Tennant, the rector of
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. She looks forward to their meetings on the Main
Street Bridge. She enjoys Arthur’s company. She knows he’s in an unhappy
marriage and can both sympathize and empathize his position. Before long, each falls
into a serious case of like.
Arthur is also helping
Mary and introducing her to some of the other locals…in particular the town
cop, Winslow. Each feels the attraction. Winslow is single and extremely
handsome.
Mary is enjoying
settling down into her new life. She was able to keep her job as an editor
thanks to telecommuting. Now she’s gotten word that the company is getting
ready for a big layoff. She is hopefully
that she’ll get lucky and survive. After all, there isn’t any publishing
industry job sin Lawson.
There’s a lot going on
in Mary’s life: Arthur, whom she had a one-night stand; Winslow, whom she’s
unsure of her feelings; and the potential of having to pack up and move when
she’s just settled in. And oh yeah, she’s pregnant. After years and years of
being told she was incapable of having children, it looks like a miracle has
happened! Then Roger reappears to wreak havoc on her life. His interference is
shocking.
Mary is a no-nonsense
kind of gal. She picks herself up and dusts herself off when the going gets
tough. And boy, oh boy, are things getting tough.
I highly recommend The Awful Mess; A Love Story. It’s the
perfect book to curl up on the couch with…I wasn’t able to put it down.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
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