Product Description

Charlie and Esther Moore have been married nearly fifty years when the contented life they've built together begins to crumble. Esther has been forgetful recently, but it's rarely a problem until the day she puts her car in drive instead of reverse, flying off the end of the carport and into the backyard. Esther's accident and declining health shatter their reverie, and the couple must come to terms with all the paths their lives have not taken if they ever hope to pull their marriage out of winter. As always, the quirky characters of Deepwater Cove will pop in and out of the story and delight readers.
This is the third book in a new fiction series from best-selling authors Gary Chapman and Catherine Palmer, based on the marriage principles found in Gary Chapman's nonfiction book The Four Seasons of Marriage. Each book includes a study guide that talks about the four seasons of marriage and the healing strategies depicted in that particular storyline.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #512286 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781414311678
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

A great series on the seasons of marriage.
Gary Portnoy said in the Cheer's song lyrics, "You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same, You wanna be where everybody knows Your name." In the small town of Tranquility everyone knows everyone's business, but that is not always a bad thing. Here you will find characters that are experiencing real every day problems. Falling For You Again is book #3 in Gary Chapman and Catherine Palmer's Four Season Series. This series tackles four seasons of marriage: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter in a realistic setting of life. Fans of Gary Chapman's bestseller, The Five Love Languages, will appreciate this fictional series.

This book specifically tells of the Autumn season Charlie and Esther are experiencing. They are the couple the town admires; they seem to have it all together. Esther is in charge of the women's club. She is like the town's mother hen; aware of everyone's business. Their children are grown and gone. They have worked hard on their 50 years of marriage, but they find themselves struggling during this next stage in their life. The changes of growing older and redefining your relationship with your spouse, when it has become just the two of you again, can bring about times of insecurity and fear. It is also a time when you learn to love your spouse all over again, warts and all. Charlie and Esther have always been there for everyone else, now it is time for the town to support them.

This book personally brought home the season that my own parents are in right now. We, the grown kids, are in the middle of raising kids. We tend to long for the retirement years-when it is just the two of us again. This season is also a time of change that can be scary. This is a book that would be wonderful to read while curled up under a blanket with a hot drink. It is that type of feeling you will have while traveling to Tranquility.

Inspirational and Entertaining too!
This is a very real-life book that could have happened in any small town across the USA. The people are very true to form, and the events are happening everywhere. The faith that the characters have is very inspiring, and motivational. The book deals with every day living and life events, like love and death, plus family life with combined families. Be prepared for a variety of emotions and temperaments. The book has multi-characters like autism, mission-minded people, business people, mothers, fathers, and elderly people. I really enjoyed the book. It's like taking a class on life.

A Light Read
This work of fiction covers serious topics including: Christian faith, vascular dementia, love, marriage, faithfulness, autism, and death. All of these are covered in quite a superficial way. If you have a deep faith in God and take comfort in reading about communities of like-minded people, you may enjoy this book.

It didn't however give me what I was looking for. It tells the story, in retrospect of Charlie and Ester and their 50 year marriage of joys and hurts. While touching, there is a remarkable lack of learning opportunities.

The book has Charlie as a mentor to young, twice-divorced Brad who spends all his free time at the local bar drinking and flirting with the town airheads. Charlie's astounding wisdom is:

"What matters is that you kids found each other, loved each other and made a vow to keep on loving each other no matter what. ... You called {your wife} a lame-brain? You're a total numskull when it comes to women. Your're even dumber than most men. So stop strutting around like you have the world on a string just because the floozies at some bar give you the eye. ... You've married yourself a sweet little lady who used to think you hung the moon. You really want to be a man? Pull yourself together and hang that moon back in the sky for your wife."

I expected more from someone (Dr. Chapman) who makes his living in the field of marriage counselling.