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Até Que O Rio Nos Separe (2008)

by Charles Martin(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Porto Editora

review 1: Doss Michaels was a fishing guide and struggling artist raised in a Georgia trailer park. Abigail Grace Coleman was the beautiful only child of South Carolina's most powerful senator. They meet, fall in love and get married, even though Abbie's father strongly disapproves. Ten years into the marriage, Abbie is diagnosed with cancer. They try everything to fight this death sentence, but in the end, nothing works. She makes a list of ten things she wants to experience before she dies, and she and Doss set out to accomplish this list-- one of them being a 130-mile trip down the St. Mary’s River—a voyage Doss promised Abbie in the early days of their courtship.This was a touching and beautiful love story, but there were a few things that kept me from fully enjoying it. Th... moree story goes back and forth between their present journey on the river, and the past telling how they met and married. I found myself more interested in the early days of their relationship rather than the river journey. There were too many descriptions of the river and the constant naming of each little bend and landing on the river became annoying. While I give credit to Doss for trying to honor his dying wife's last wishes, I was angry with him for subjecting her to so many dangers because she was so sick. There was a hurricane brewing, they cross paths with some hoodlums, their supplies are stolen, they befriend a defrocked priest, and nearly drown. It was just a little too dramatic.I did appreciate how this story represents the commitment of love, showing the things we will do for someone we truly love. Doss was a great guy--he sets the bar high for husbands to measure up.Favorite quote: Abbie is talking to Doss about his paintings:"If you want to make great art, something that can reach beyond time and space, find someone who isn't beautiful and show them that they are. Paint the broken, the unlovely...and make them believe."
review 2: Would you go to the ends of the earth for the person you love, especially if that person did not have long to live? This is a love story written by a man, but so much more than just that. It is a testament of the human bond between two soul mates. It is also uplifting on the attitude of an ill woman who knows her fate, wishes it were different yet she accepts it as the final outcome of her diagnosis and is at peace with it. She so completely trusts in her husband to walk with her through this last feat, which is the only area where after being prodded for test after test, either of them feel in control. It is a welcome diversion from her day-to-day dealings of her illness. She knows her husband will keep his promise to her. The husband, relentlessly supports her to their end goal, and while the family does not understand their objective, the two of them continue onward. It is a bittersweet journey, with ups and downs along the way. The end is somewhat predictable, but you know that from the beginning. Yet, there is a twist in a relationship that was not forthcoming. I was surprised that a man could write a story like this because it comes from an emotional side in the heart, which is usually associated and reserved for women. Charles Martin has proved that his feminine side is most apparent. less

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