In the Beginning (Paperback) Catherine Dunne

In the beginning there was a very ordinary family - Ben, Rose, and their three children. Then, one morning, without warning, Ben leaves and Rose is left to face life alone. This is the story of Rose and Ben's marriage before he leaves, and how Rose struggles to reinvent her life when he has gone.

 

A book on the strength of a woman, Reviewer: A reader
this book is one of those you can't stop reading. The story itself is very simple: Ben leaves Rose because he is in love with someone else and there she is left with three children. What is so peculiar about this book is how well all the relationships among the characters are described, you do start to know Rose and her children bit by bit and you get the feeling that this might be your friend going through the biggest defy of her life: building a new life without a husband, who was basically the pillar of the entire family. Rose has to start from anew: in her relationship with her children, with her husband but above all with her own life. It seems to me that the way the character evolves in the story is absolutely true. One little step after the other Rose is able to re-conquer all that she thought she already had. But this time she is definetly more self conscious and it feels like she is getting the reins of her life back into her own hands. Sha can cope without Ben...

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