The Gazebo: A Novel
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BOOK DESCRIPTION:
"A reporter for a small town newspaper in upstate New York, Abby Reston is hungry for a good story when Martin Rayfiel walks into her office. Elderly but still hale and handsome, Martin tells the young woman of his lifelong romance with Claire Swift. Though married to other people, Martin and Claire have faithfully met at the gazebo in the town square once every year for the past half-centruy to reaffirm a passion born in their youth.
Intrigued by the aging gentleman's tale, Abby finds herself drawn to the gazebo, hoping to witness the annual meeting of the star-crossed lovers. What she discovers instead is a briefcase filled with photos, letters, tape recordings and mementos - the complete and astounding history of a remarkable love affair that spanned the globe and somehow survived in secret for fifty years." (Description from inside of book cover)
Given to me by a non-BC member; for RABCK/Trade/Release purposes.
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BOOK DESCRIPTION:
"A reporter for a small town newspaper in upstate New York, Abby Reston is hungry for a good story when Martin Rayfiel walks into her office. Elderly but still hale and handsome, Martin tells the young woman of his lifelong romance with Claire Swift. Though married to other people, Martin and Claire have faithfully met at the gazebo in the town square once every year for the past half-centruy to reaffirm a passion born in their youth.
Intrigued by the aging gentleman's tale, Abby finds herself drawn to the gazebo, hoping to witness the annual meeting of the star-crossed lovers. What she discovers instead is a briefcase filled with photos, letters, tape recordings and mementos - the complete and astounding history of a remarkable love affair that spanned the globe and somehow survived in secret for fifty years." (Description from inside of book cover)
Given to me by a non-BC member; for RABCK/Trade/Release purposes.
I charged through this in 2 days because it caught my attention and I didn't want to stop reading. A quiet little love story with a bittersweet ending that fit the mood when I was reading it. No flash or bang, here, just gentle narrative. There are some "what if" and "if only" moments, and I should have seen the ending coming, but it was fun nonetheless.
Hope someone else enjoys this too!
Hope someone else enjoys this too!
Another casualty of Not-So-Great Move of 2009. Don't know where it is, but am marking it "Travelling" in case it pops up someday. This loss irritates me, too, because it was such a nice book.
