Love Changes [Paperback]

Marsha Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 2002

Elaine Lewis seemed to have the ideal life, with great friends and a busy social calendar. Most importantly, she had the perfect husband in Martin, a physician who loved her more than she could ever love herself. She was the envy of all her friends.But what they didn't know was that Elaine was hiding a painful secret from her past. The birth of Martin and Elaine's son, Stevie, forces Elaine to recall her past, and she refuses to find room for him in her heart.Stevie's birth drives a wedge between the once-happily married couple, throwing Elaine into a downward spiral of gambling, adultery and denial. Eventually she must face her past in order to try saving her future.

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About the Author

Marsha Casper Cook resides in Illinois, where she works as a signatory literary agent for Marcus Bryan & Associates, which she founded in 1996. She is the author of nine screenplays. Her first book, ?Sala, More than a Survivor? was published in 2001. She is working on her third book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (June 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595232310
• ISBN-13: 978-0595232314
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,066,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marsha Casper Cook resides in Illinois, where she works as a signatory literary agent for Marcus Bryan & Associates, which she founded in 1996. Her first book was "Sala - More Than a Survivor" about Holocaust survivor, Sala Lewis. She also wrote a novel, "Love Changes" and three children's books, "The Magical Leaping Lizard Potion," "The Busy Bus" and "Snack Attack."

Marsha has also written 11 feature-length screenplays; two of them are optioned to studios. One screenplay, Romancing Gracie, currently pending production. She won screenwriting awards for "Dear John" and "First We Dance."

She has been actively promoting her books and has had several book events and lecturers around Chicago area. She donates a portion of her book proceeds to charities, including Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, American Red Cross, United States Holocaust Museum and Illinois Holocaust Museum.

Marsha is a member of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and is the former president of Horowitz-Slavin Cancer Research at Evanston Hospital.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A Deeply Moving Story of Love and Forgiveness, January 7, 2009

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Anastasia Vailas "The Writer's Editor" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Changes (Paperback)

The author has an incredible gift for capturing the inner turmoil women experience when faced with heartbreak and personal challenges. I could not put LOVE CHANGES down. The other characters in the book, especially her husband Martin, were very well depicted. I still wish he really did exist. I truly enjoyed experiencing Elaine's world and learning how love did change her. Thank you Marsha Cook.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Changes Reviewed, August 21, 2002

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"left2design" (Lake Zurich, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Changes (Paperback)

Elaine Lewis is one of those main characters who is more antagonist than protagonist. From the very beginning of the book I hated her, but I so wanted to like her. While her husband Martin is her polar opposite, he was so likable that he almost deserved what Elaine gives him. And it is not in spite of these qualities, but exactly because of them that I truly enjoyed reading Marsha Cook's latest published work.

Love Changes asks a particularly difficult question, fortunately, most of us never have to face. The question of how we handle ourselves when our imagination of a perfect life and the reality of that life collide. For Elaine the collision occurred because her past, one she suppressed and hid, came back to haunt her in the form of her first born son.

I would recommend Love Changes for your vacation or entertainment reading lists. Marsha Cook doesn't preach a message, or try and tear your heart out, while Love Changes does evoke an emotional response it is one that I, as a reader, gladly accepted. Love Changes is an pleasant read, I give it a solid A.