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Falling In Love With Her Husband (2009)

by Ruth Ann Nordin(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1441492461 (ISBN13: 9781441492463)

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

CreateSpace

review 1: Falling in Love with her Husband is a beautiful book on love and courage written by Ruth Ann Nordin who wrote similarly touching love stories, such as the Eye of the Beholder and His Redeeming Bride.For $0.99 (or less than Php 50) on Kindle, I read Falling in Love with her Husband one whole Sunday afternoon. It was certainly worth it.The story revolves around Ann Statesman and Todd Brothers who elope to North Dakota for different reasons—Ann to escape the pain from a recent heartbreak and Todd to pursue his dream to be a farmer. Obviously, Ann does not love Todd at first because her heart and mind are set on someone else by the name of Ken. But Todd loves Ann ever since she taught him how to play Solitaire when they were 16.With wealthy parents who are close to each othe... morer, Ann and Todd grow up together, surrounded and served with servants and chaperones. As they reach 17 years old they, they begin to feel the pressures of the society—Ann has to get married while Todd, the only boy in the family, has to carry on his father’s work as the owner of a bank.On their last year in school, Ann meets Kent who is all sweet eyes on her. Ann is immediately smitten while Todd decided he lost his chance to court the girl. Ann is in love at this point and Todd pursues his plan to run away after their graduation to the farm he bought in North Dakota.Some weeks before the graduation, just when everyone is expecting Ann and Kent to tie the knot, Kent stops his courting and tells Ann he is engaged to Rebecca, another schoolmate. Obviously, the announcement hurt Ann. And although she wants to stay in her room all day to grieve, her understanding parents encourage her to continue attending social gatherings.After one of the dinners at Todd’s house, Todd finally confesses to Ann his feelings and tells her of his plans to go to North Dakota. Ann, in pain, asks Todd to marry her and bring her with him. After much persuasion, Todd agreed.And their new life as a married couple in a new land with a beautiful landscape proves to be a challenging and daunting journey for these two adolescents who, admiringly, act mature, responsible, and content, despite having grown up much provided for. So, after several trials at cooking, accusation of theft, financial problems, and the threats of a former boyfriend, among others, these two individuals prove to themselves, if not to the reader, that they are stronger than they think—stronger to choose to love each other and be happy.Falling in Love with her Husband is a good story, despite the fact that I have reservations about their age and how, at their age, they were able to cope with the difficulties; they have not yet reached their twenties. Still, the time was different (1960 or 70s perhaps) and, after all, maturity is not determined by age; for me, it’s measured by experience and passion.Like in some other stories on love I have read, Falling in Love with Her Husband shares lessons on building trust and keep it. Real relationships can be fragile because trust is fragile. For me, trust is born from honesty and honest is born from open and constant communication. Though simple as this may sound, if one element in the formula—communication, for instance—is broken, then there is little hope for a long-lasting relationship. I keep telling myself that relationships need constant repair, especially when we meet different people and obstacles everyday, which affect, in one way or another, our relationships.Let us learn from Ann and Todd, and other heroes and heroines in other stories who found true love because they honestly communicate and trust each other amid seemingly impossible trials they encounter.
review 2: Todd knows his father planned on him taking over the bank in Richmond Virginia where he grew up but he felt God leading him to Jamestown North Dakota to be a farmer. He was in love with Ann, his sisters best friend, but she loved another and even when Kent dropped her for another he knew that Ann still loved Kent and not him. So he would go to North Dakota alone.When he told Ann he was leaving after they graduated and that he loved her but knew she did not love him, Ann decided to beg him to marry her and take her with that very night. He could deny her nothing and even though he knew she was escaping seeing Kent and Rebecca together, he did marry her.They had to learn to do things that their servants always did for them, the basics of cooking cleaning and laundry. Ann met a neighbor, Barbara, who helped her learn.Todd's father disowned him and would not allow Agnes, his sister and Ann's best friend, to contact them.Great story. less

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