From Library Journal
Readers who thought The Bridges of Madison County was a romantic book should try this story of honest and enduring love from the author of Talk Before Sleep (LJ 3/15/94). The first-person narrative describes an ordinary woman caught up in unusual circumstances. Lainey is a wife/mother/office worker whose life is suddenly changed when her husband is sent into a coma by a freak accident. The only one who believes that he will one day wake up, she visits him daily, bringing him stimulus from everyday life in an attempt to reach him. "I line up the little spice bags all across his chest. All across his University of California T-shirt are requests from the kitchen. Come back, says the curry, the oregano. And me." Lainey is sustained through her ordeal by the support of two special women: Alice, who lives next door, and Evie, the ghost of the woman who lived in Lainey's house in the Forties. A touching and enjoyable read, this novel is romantic without being a romance. Highly recommended for popular fiction collections.?Debbie Bogenschutz, Cincinnati Technical Coll.
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Lainey struggles to cope with daily life: taking care of her two daughters and holding on to her belief that her husband who is in a coma after a freak accident will recover. This rich and emotionally true production explores Lainey's efforts to bring her husband back through touch, smell and conversation. Megan Gallagher's narration is flawless; conveying all the ranges of emotion that Lainey experiences, she draws the listener into Lainey's life. Her semi-voiced narration clearly indicates changes in characters, and judicious use of music and echo effects let the listener in on her husband's "thoughts." This audio experience will leave the listener moved and enriched. M.A.M. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
