The Second Mrs Adams [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Sandra Marton (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Pr; Lrg edition (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0263150453
• ISBN-13: 978-0263150452
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,630,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I live in New England now but I was born in New York City and lived in or near the city most of my life. It's where I met my husband--I was fifteen and a senior in high school! He was at both my high school and college graduations. We have a lot of shared, wonderful history.

After we married, I taught elementary school for a while. Then I settled into being a wife and mother but the desire to write was always there. I'd written short stories when I was little--the first, which I illustrated myself, I wrote when I was seven! I never really stopped writing and one day I looked in the mirror and said, "Okay, Sandra, you've always wanted to be a published writer. Maybe it's time you did something about it."

I'd always been interested in the complex ways in which men and women relate to each so it seemed natural to start writing romance fiction. I wrote short stories and sold several of them. Finally, I took a deep breath, sat down and wrote my very first novel. To my amazement and joy, Harlequin Presents bought it.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Plot structure lifts it above the usual amnesia story, May 4, 2000

By 

Anne M. Marble "Anne" (MD, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Second Mrs Adams (Hardcover)

This book could have been yet another book about a big misunderstanding, or it could have been yet another amnesia book, or it could have been yet another book about a nice heroine mistaken for the hero's evil wife.

It escapes all those traps. The hero and heroine's marriage is falling apart. She is no longer the free spirit who liked making love in their cabin. She now wants to go out to fancy parties -- but he doesn't want that at all. Then, after an accident, she gets amnesia and returns to her old ways. The hero falls in love with her again, but is was afraid she'd soon return to her "chi chi froo froo la-di-da" ways. And he wonders why she changed so much during their marriage.

While I liked the twist, I wasn't crazy about the reason for the change. It made the heroine seem weak, and at times, not very bright. Not to mention highlighting some communication problems.

Still, making this novel start after the marriage has hit the rocks makes it fresh and interesting. I would give it 3.5 stars if I could.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Second Mrs Adams by Sandra Marton, September 7, 2005

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Ketzel (Vera Cruz, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Second Mrs Adams (Hardcover)

Description from the book back cover:

David Adams wasn't about to let his wife back into his life. He'd been about to divorce Joanna when she'd had the accident. Just because she'd undergone a complete personality change since, and turned back into the lovely girl he'd married, that didn't mean he'd fallen right back in love with her too! What he felt now for Joanna was lust. But, sooner or later, her memory would return. And when it did this pretence of a real marriage would be over ...