Last Light Over Carolina is a wonderful book. A wonderful, real story about Carolina and Bud, who have been married for over 30 years. They haven't always had an easy life. In fact, most of their life has been a struggle. But, even when things got hard, really hard for them, they stuck by each other and weathered the storm.
They are now faced with a day like no other--a day that calls back into both of their minds their beginning as a couple, the ups and downs of their marriage, and makes them wonder where life is about to take them. This day is what we, the readers, get to experience through a series of present day accounts and flashbacks. It is an amazing story.
Personally, what I liked most about this book is how it paints marriage realistically. Marriage is not easy and I am getting a bit tired of books that make it out to be a piece of cake--all sunshine and unicorns. Last Light Over Carolina portrays a long term marriage for what marriage really is--hard work, a series of never-ending compromises, and love like no other.
Thank you, Mary Alice Monroe, for writing a real book about love and marriage.
Happy reading, everyone!
:) Dodie
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