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Olivia is
stunned when her husband Carl doesn’t show up for work one day. He is
the most
stable, dependable, science minded man that she has ever known. So she
doesn’t
know what to think when he doesn’t go to work, and leaves no word with
anyone
about his whereabouts. Her mind goes crazy imagining different
scenarios, and
she worries, thinking the worst. However, it isn’t long before the time
to
herself causes her to reminisce about her past with Carl, and how they
met.
Those thoughts cause her to venture back even further, to her first
love and
the tragic end that came of their relationship. Join Olivia as she
attempts to
overcome her past hurts to focus on her future with Carl and their
adult
children.
Carl is
harboring secrets about his past, and he has to go back to his roots in
order
to achieve inner peace. The man that Olivia thinks that she married is
not who
Carl is, and he fears the worst f he was to tell her the truth. Join
Carl on
his journey for inner peace and to save his hopes and dreams for his
future by
coming to terms with his past.
THE
WINDMILL is a poignant story that proves that everyone deserves a
second chance
at love. Ms. Gertler pens a novel that delves into the past and touches
an
emotion within everyone who reads it. Each chapter lends itself to an
individual, helping the reader to get to know the thoughts and feelings
of the
character, thus leading to a more emotional read. This is a touching
novel that
shows that everyone has a past and secrets, but they can be overcome
them to
have a happy life and a good future. Olivia is a character that I
appreciated
because her past hurts made her close herself off to getting involved
again. In
spite of herself, she fell in love with Carl, but she couldn’t face the
thought
of expressing her feelings, therefore she never did. When she thought
that she
had lost him, she realized that she had to express herself in order to
make
their marriage better and insure her own mental well being. A good
moral to
learn - don’t take people for granted because when they’re gone, it
might be
too late to make things right. THE WINDMILL is a book that everyone
should
read.
Reviewed by Ansley
Velarde for The
Road to Romance
October 18, 2004
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