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His Ordinary Life (Hearts of the South)

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Del and Barbara Calvert are separated and going through a divorce.
Having to get married young, they spent their formative years trying
to make ends meet and raise their family. Del has always thought that
he ruined Barbara's life and that he never would measure up to her
expectations. Barbara has spent her entire married life doing what
others expect and allowing Del to make decisions she should have had a
part in. It takes the antics of their son and the subsequent danger
he is placed in to bring Del and Barbara back together. Will it be
enough?

First off I have to admit that I owe Del Calvert an apology. Having
been divorced myself, I was prepared to hate him. I wanted to hate
him. He LEFT his family. Then I began to read more of the book and
found out that his leaving was what he wholeheartedly thought was the
best thing he could do for the family he loved unconditionally.
That's when my impression of him began to change. I saw not a tough
and rugged man who left his family but a lonely eighteen-year-old boy
who thought he had ruined the life of the woman he loved more than
anything else in the world. When I realized that, I fell in love with
him.

What a wonderful book His Ordinary Life was. Anything but ordinary,
Linda Winfree has penned an uncommonly realistic portrayal of a family
torn apart by the possibility of divorce and separation. I ached for
Del and Barbara and could see that they loved each other. Screaming at
them more than once while reading, I was torn between wanting to thump
them on the heads and grabbing them up and hugging them so tightly
that they couldn't breathe.

If His Ordinary Life is any indication of Linda Winfree's writing
ability, then I foresee great things in her future. This was truly a
heartwarming and wonderful book.

Talia
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

i started with #6 and had to go back to the start and ended up reading the entire series over the weekend. very much enjoyed the series, loved how hints of past and future characters are mentioned so the connection to the town/people is there and looking forward to the next installment.

This book was not what I thought! The story is about a couple with 3 children, a 15 year old boy and a set of 13 year old twin girls. The couple (Del and Barbara) have split up but Del is back in order to help his son who seems to have fallen in with the wrong crowd. Barbara still loves Del and Del loves her back, but they have issues to work out. I have to say it is a well written romance story but in light of the story line I thought it would be a more adult book. It was a lot more conservative than I thought and the `explicit sex' advertised would be explicit if you were a nun! Enjoy!