The
Recital
By Robert Elmer
Retail: $12.99
Description: Gerrit and Joan discovered the
beauty of second chances when they fell in love. But life isn’t
“happily ever after” when the widowed dairy farmer and big-city
piano teacher get married. When they move to Chicago to pursue a
teaching opportunity for Joan, Gerrit the country boy must find new
purpose in an unfamiliar urban world. It’s not an easy change for
him, but his friendship with Zhao, a visiting Chinese musician,
begins to give him new purpose. Meanwhile, Joan tries to accept her
husband for who he is, even as she struggles to find her place as a
music professor in this clash between small-town values and big-city
ways.
In this poignant sequel to The Duet, Joan and Gerrit redefine
the meaning of love and home as they learn painful new lessons about
mutual sacrifice.
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Deb's
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This was a nice story that mixed humor and heart. While it
was not "laugh out loud" funny, it had its humorous moments, even
though sadness overshadowed the humor at times.
Elmer wrote a great love story as we follow the main characters on a
journey to keep their love alive. It was written really well and
you felt the emotions of the characters throughout the book.
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